Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) entails the use of a light-sensitizing agent, or photosensitizer, to help reveal the precise location of cancer cells or malignant tissue during the operation. When
Psoriasis is an itchy, irritating, noncontagious skin condition that affects hundreds of millions of people each year. The word “psoriasis” is derived from the Greek psora, meaning “itch.”
Cervical cancer is among the most common types of cancer diagnosed in women around the world. Pap smear screening, which enables early detection, has played a key role
Photodynamic therapy, or PDT, entails the use of light-sensitizing compounds, or photosensitizers, to capture and transmit light’s energy for therapeutic purposes. This approach has emerged as an effective
Photograph of Candida albicans under a microscope. Under normal circumstances, Candida albicans is a relatively benign yeast or fungus that grows in the intestinal tract. Candida can begin
Basal cell carcinoma, or BCC, is by far the most common cancer in people with fair skin, accounting for eight out of every ten cases of non-melanoma skin
Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory condition in which bone loss develops as a result of a bone-related implant. Because implants have the potential to last a patient’s entire life,
About half of the world’s population is currently infected with a spiral-shaped bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Commonly found in the stomach, this particular bacterium causes