FACTS:
A system uses a laser to both identify, and destroy, cancer cells in the blood in 27 out of the 28 people tested and with a sensitivity that is about 1,000 times better than what is currently available.
The system can scan up to 1 liter of blood per hour, and kill the cancerous cells in real time, all while keeping the blood in they body.
Basically, the technology uses a laser to identify the abnormal cells, quickly heat those cells to a point where thermal expansion causes vapor bubbles to form on those cells, which then collapse.
The FDA has just approved this device be allowed to proceed to a clinical trial.
QUOTES:
Vladimir Zharov, director of the nanomedicine center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and lead researcher says:
“This technology has the potential to significantly inhibit metastasis progression,”
“In one patient, we destroyed 96 percent of the tumor cells”
SOURCE:
For the full breakdown in the Science Translational Medicine Journal, click here.
