Nanoparticle "Smart Bomb" Could Stop Cancer's Spread

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By Eliza Strickland
Jul 8, 2008 5:54 PMNov 5, 2019 5:10 AM
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Sometimes good things come in small packages. Researchers say they've developed a nanoparticle that can deliver cancer-fighting drugs to a tumor's blood vessels with laser-like precision, and that studies in mice show that this system could stop tumors from metastasizing, or spreading through the body.

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