New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers

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"We will be able to ask a tumor: Are you responding to chemotherapy or not?" de la Zerda said. "This should give us early information long before the tumor shrinks or grows."

A companion study in mice, published in Nature Nanotechnology in April, found the carbon nanotubes appear to be safe to inject, although further testing is needed before testing can begin in humans.

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The National Cancer Institute has more about nanotechnology uses in cancer treatment.

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