New Cancer Treatment

[Rowan]

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Cancer's Golden Bullets


Imagine treating cancer just by shining light on the tumour. That's exactly how Dr. Jennifer West, a professor of bioengineering at RiceUniversity, is approaching the problem. She's developed tiny glass balls coated with gold that heat up when light shines on them. When she injects these balls, or nanospheres as they're called, into tumours and shines light on them, the tumours are killed. Right now she's working with mice, but if the same thing happens in humans, this could revolutionize cancer treatment.


(She says in the interview that they are 12 to 18 months away from human testing It sounds incredibly exciting, listen to the interview I got goose bumps listening to it)

[amberstar]

Too many people have lost their lives due this horrible curse called Cancer. It attacks anyone no matter their age, race ect....... And is a very painful way to die.

If a better treatment or cure could be found I'd be on top of the world with excitement!!!!!

What a great find Rowan :thumbsup:

Amber

[bsg1fan1975]

this gives us something to look foeward to especially those who have it or are going through it or the families of the ones who are going through it or have it.

[shiningstar]

CBC Radio One
Quirks and Quarks


http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/03-04/nov29.html (http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/03-04/nov29.html)



scan down till you reach this...


Cancer's Golden Bullets


Imagine treating cancer just by shining light on the tumour. That's exactly how Dr. Jennifer West, a professor of bioengineering at RiceUniversity, is approaching the problem. She's developed tiny glass balls coated with gold that heat up when light shines on them. When she injects these balls, or nanospheres as they're called, into tumours and shines light on them, the tumours are killed. Right now she's working with mice, but if the same thing happens in humans, this could revolutionize cancer treatment.


(She says in the interview that they are 12 to 18 months away from human testing It sounds incredibly exciting, listen to the interview I got goose bumps listening to it)



It's too late to save my late father-in-law ..........but it could save so many
other lives. :rose:

If the research works .........GO WITH IT :rose:

[shiningstar]

Too many people have lost their lives due this horrible curse called Cancer. It attacks anyone no matter their age, race ect....... And is a very painful way to die.

If a better treatment or cure could be found I'd be on top of the world with excitement!!!!!

What a great find Rowan :thumbsup:

Amber


me too Amber ...........me too

[The 14th Colony]

Interesting.

[Muffit]

That sounds neat Rowan, thanks :)

[bsg1fan1975]

its too late for my mother's brother and the few others that have battled it and lost in my family.

[shiningstar]

its too late for my mother's brother and the few others that have battled it and lost in my family.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((BSG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

I'm sorry for your loss.

As Cancer runs rampant in my family too. I understand your loss. :rose:

[bsg1fan1975]

closest it hit to my mom's side before her bout with it was her oldest brother. he's been dead going on 11 yahren.

[shiningstar]

closest it hit to my mom's side before her bout with it was her oldest brother. he's been dead going on 11 yahren.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((BSG))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

It hit my mother .........she's a cancer survivor.

I and my sister check ourselves and get exams regularly

[bsg1fan1975]

last phsyical i had the doc told me i was healthy as a horse!

[julix]

That is good news BSG...Had a scare last year when I got my mamogram. They saw a change and had me come in for a close-up mamagram(and I thought the other ones hurt) and then I had to wait while they looked at it, then they did an ultrasound(it was scary all so fast) and wanted me to get a biopsy. My aunt died of breast cancer. Luckily, it all turned out fine...after lots of fear and some pain(I don't do well with needles)...little nervous about my next mamogram in October.

[bsg1fan1975]

mom gets checked for cancer every year since her bout with it. we are knocking on wood and counting our blessings as nothing has shown up since her surgery to remove the tumor.