Portable photodynamic therapy could take cancer treatment worldwide
JONATHAN CELLI, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON
Mortality from cancer is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, and the need is urgent for requisite treatment modalities that are low-cost, portable, and versatile in clinical environments with limited resources. One technique that may help fill this need is photodynamic therapy (PDT), which uses tumor-localizing photosensitizing agents (photosensitizers) to deliver light to the target tissue, causing cancer cell death. Compelling clinical evidence for the safety and efficacy of PDT has been documented, but bringing wider access to cancer patients will require local regulatory...Read full article
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