Peptide Coated Nanoparticles as a Basis for a Non-Invasive Test for Cancer

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/07/peptide-coated-nanoparticles-as-a-basis-for-a-non-invasive-test-for-cancer/

A reliable, low-cost means of early detection of cancer would be of great benefit. Approaches to the treatment are advancing to the point at which very early stage cancer has a high rate of survival, and the side-effects of treatments for early stage cancer are becoming less onerous. In the ideal world, a yearly physical would include a low-cost cancer screen that robustly detects even small volumes of cancerous tissue. Various approaches are under development, such as those based on identification of signal molecules in the bloodstream. The alternative approach noted here, based on the use of engineered nanoparticles, is an interesting one, as it can in principle also be used to locate a cancer following the initial low cost screening.

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