New method can kill cancer cells in two hours
Researchers have developed a new, non-invasive method that can
kill cancer cells in two hours.
About the new method:
The method involves injecting a chemical compound,
nitrobenzaldehyde, into the tumour and allowing it to diffuse into the tissue.
A beam of light is then aimed at the tissue, causing the cells to become very
acidic inside and, essentially, commit suicide. With this method, within two
hours, up to 95% of the targeted cancer cells are dead or are estimated to be
dead.
Advantages:
- This method may significantly help people with inoperable or hard-to-reach tumours as well as young children stricken with the deadly disease.
- This will also help cancer patients with tumours in areas that have proven problematic for surgeons, such as the brain stem, aorta or spine.
- It could also help people who have received the maximum amount of radiation treatment and can no longer cope with the scarring and pain that go along with it, or children who are at risk of developing mutations from radiation as they grow older.
