Nanotechnology may hold the key to controlling many devastating diseases. In the fight against the pain, suffering, and death due to cancer, nanotechnology will allow earlier diagnosis and even prevention of malignancy at premalignant stages, in addition to providing multimodality treatment not possible with current conventional techniques. This review discusses nanotechnology already used in diagnostic and therapeutic applications for cancer. Also addressed are theoretic and evolving uses of nanotechnology, including multifunctional nanoparticles for imaging and therapy, nanochannel implants for controlled release of drugs, nanoscale devices for evaluation of proteomics and genomics, and diagnostic techniques that take advantage of physical changes in diseased tissue.
Biomedical nanotechnology for cancer. Publishing Authors By Initials
Biomedical nanotechnology for cancer. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Review
Journal: The Medical clinics of North America
VOLUME: 91
Page Numbers: 899-927
Journal Abbreviation: Med. Clin. North Am.
ISSN: 0025-7125
DAY: 3
MONTH: Sep
YEAR: 2007
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LANGUAGE: eng
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Biomedical nanotechnology for cancer. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Prognosis
MESH TERMS: drug therapy
Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Biomedical nanotechnology for cancer. Information
Substance Name: Antineoplastic Agents
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Grant and Affiliation Information for Biomedical nanotechnology for cancer.
AFFILIATION: Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. amy.pope-harman@osumc.edu
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NCI
GRANT: N01-CO-12400
ACRONYM: CO
MEDLINETA: Med Clin North Am
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