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Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung #cancer treatment
Study in mice found that more of the drugs accumulated in the tumor this way than with directly delivering the drugs or using nanoparticles that couldn't swim
https://theconversation.com/microrobots-made-of-algae-carry-chemo-directly-to-lung-tumors-improving-cancer-treatment-232136
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Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.The Conversation
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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptians-tried-to-treat-cancer-4000-years-ago-cut-marked-skull-indicates #archaeology #egypt #medicine #cancer #surgery #tumour
Ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago, cut-marked skull indicates
Cut marks discovered surrounding cancerous lesions on an ancient Egyptian skull suggest that humans were conducting cancer surgery more than 4,000 years ago.Emily Cooke (Live Science)
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Ireland’s two-tier cancer drug system: ‘I can give one drug to one lot of patients, not to another’
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Ireland’s two-tier cancer drug system: ‘I can give one drug to one lot of patients, not to another’
Public patients face ‘huge delays’ on cancer drugs, a poorer quality of life and a poorer chance of survivalShauna Bowers (The Irish Times)