Nanoparticle-based combination therapy shows promise in colon cancer prevention
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using nanoparticles to deliver a cocktail of aspirin and folic acid, researchers at the Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) have created what could be an effective agent to prevent colon cancer. The nanoparticle formulation, which was simple to prepare, reduced the formation of aberrant crypt foci - an important precursor of colon cancer - by as much as 75 percent in a animal model of colon cancer.