Nanoparticle Cancer Killer

"The magnetic nanoparticles will act as probes that show up (using magnetic resonance imaging) and kill (by hyperthermia) tumour cells at a much earlier stage than conventional methods. They will do so by targeting unique cell-surface receptors present on the cell surface of the prostate tumour."

(Copied from the article).

Hi,

This is existing since a couple of years.

The diagnostics was invented and developed by Barentsz in The Netherlands, now available there and at a few other places in Europe.

The application in the US was slowed down by a ridiculous decision of FDA.

The curative approach is in a test for brain tumors at Charitée Hospital in Berlin, Germany. Cancer cure is tried by attached magnetic nanoparticles that easily bind to cancer cells only or mostly. Then heating from the outside by an alternating magnetic field.

The diagnostic approach uses the enhanced signature of the magnetic particles in MRT (magnetic resonance tomography). It has been shown that metastasis as small as 2mm can be detected - conventional technetium scintigraphy can detect 8mm size.

So this is an improvement of 64 fold in volume and much safer - no radioactive material used.

So surgery is much more likely to remove any of these bad beasts.

RHABE