Identifying tumor cells in real time would help cancer surgeons to - TopicsExpress



          

Identifying tumor cells in real time would help cancer surgeons to more precisely and accurately remove cancerous tissue without removing healthy tissue. Using a dye that lights up under near infrared light that is part of a molecule that binds to cancer cells but not to non cancerous cells is a possible solution. This will greatly improve the efficacy of cancer surgery. The ability to develop molecules that bind to cancer cells but not to healthy cells is changing our ability to fight cancer successfully.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:11:45 +0000

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