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Nanoparticles assisting with cancer drug discovery
BY TIM SANDLE 8 HOURS AGO IN SCIENCE
Toronto - A new medical technology has been developed, in the form of a liquid biopsy”. This Canadian technology is designed to detect those patients who may not respond to conventional chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
The new technology comes from the University of Toronto and it involves screening for drug resistance, which is important for improving treatment approaches for many cancers, including prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in men worldwide. Prostate cancer is the development of cancer in the prostate, a gland in the male repro
In terms of the importance of drug screening, lead researcher Professor Shana Kelley explains to Controlled Environments magazine: “It’s important for patients not to be on a therapy that won’t help them and it’s also important for health-care systems to avoid, whenever possible, delivering ineffective treatments.”
More:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/science/nanoparticles-assisting-with-cancer-drug-discovery/article/519341
