Bone Cancer Explained!
Bone cancer is defined as a cancer that is present in the bones. However, the potential for this cancer to spread to other parts of the body always exists and the title does not mean that your cancer will be confined to this area of the body. Although it can be quite scary to receive a diagnosis of bone cancer, it is a health condition that can often be treated with encouraging results.
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Nano Particles Battle Bone Cancer
Nanomedicine technologies have advanced through the research done by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The institute recently discovered a new drug delivery system that can attack cancer cells which are present bones. This system should increase bone strength as well as bone volume in order to control the growth of cancerous cells.
“Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” published last week discussed this nano technology. Bone is a very favorable place for cancer cells to grow and multiply in large numbers especially from certain parts of the body such as the breasts, prostate and blood. This nano particle system selectively targets the bones and releases the drug in a very subtle way, thus enhancing the growth and strength of the bone.
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