05-04-2017, 09:41 AM
The use of nanotechnology in the treatment of cancer offers some exciting possibilities, including the possibility of destroying cancer tumors with minimal damage to healthy tissues and organs, as well as the detection and removal of cancer cells before they form tumors. Most efforts to improve cancer treatment through nanotechnology are in the research or development stage. However the effort to make these treatments a reality is highly focused. For example, the Alliance for Cancer Nanotechnology, created by the US National Cancer Institute, is promoting innovation and collaboration among researchers to address some of the major challenges in the application of nanotechnology to cancer. In addition, there are many universities and companies around the world that work in this area. It is possible that these efforts will result in cancer being almost eliminated in a decade or so, just as vaccines almost eliminated smallpox in the last century. The following section provides examples of ongoing research, some of the methods discussed have reached the preclinical or clinical trial stage.
Nanotechnology - the science and engineering of controlling matter on a molecular scale to create devices with novel chemical, physical and / or biological properties - has the potential to radically change the way we diagnose and treat cancer. Although scientists and engineers have recently developed the ability to industrialize technologies at this scale, there has been good progress in translating nano-based cancer therapies and diagnostics into the clinic and many more are in development.
• To gain a better understanding of nanotechnology, we invite you to begin your exploration of this emerging field by learning about the science behind it.
• If you would like to know more about current applications of nanotechnology in cancer research and its promise for cancer diagnosis and treatment, the NCI Alliance for Cancer Nanotechnology provides updated information on what is now available and what Which is on the horizon.
• Nanotechnology is based on the intersection of the experience of many scientific disciplines and engineering. If you are a cancer biologist looking for new solutions to your research questions or a scientist working with nanomaterials whose applications to cancer research are still unknown, learn more about the opportunities with the Alliance and all the research literature currently available in this field.
Nanotechnology - the science and engineering of controlling matter on a molecular scale to create devices with novel chemical, physical and / or biological properties - has the potential to radically change the way we diagnose and treat cancer. Although scientists and engineers have recently developed the ability to industrialize technologies at this scale, there has been good progress in translating nano-based cancer therapies and diagnostics into the clinic and many more are in development.
• To gain a better understanding of nanotechnology, we invite you to begin your exploration of this emerging field by learning about the science behind it.
• If you would like to know more about current applications of nanotechnology in cancer research and its promise for cancer diagnosis and treatment, the NCI Alliance for Cancer Nanotechnology provides updated information on what is now available and what Which is on the horizon.
• Nanotechnology is based on the intersection of the experience of many scientific disciplines and engineering. If you are a cancer biologist looking for new solutions to your research questions or a scientist working with nanomaterials whose applications to cancer research are still unknown, learn more about the opportunities with the Alliance and all the research literature currently available in this field.
