Surgeons face many challenges when attempting to cure cancer by removing tumors from the colon and other parts of the gastrointestinal system. The goal is the complete resection
Clinical trials in Japan and Korea have suggested that PDT could be a promising treatment for anyone facing a diagnosis of gastric cancer (stomach cancer or duodenal cancer).
There’s good evidence to support the use of topical PDT for superficial nonmelanoma skin cancer and precancerous conditions. Nevertheless, much less information exists on the implementation and outcomes
Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer globally, with more than 12 million new cases occurring each year. The cancer has an extremely high recurrence rate, making
One of the most promising directions of cancer research is the combination of PDT with conventional techniques, as recently demonstrated in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
The prevalanece of esophageal cancer, a deadly disease, has been rising rapidly for several decades in the U.S. and several European countries. PDT has long been used to
In the March 2013 Journal of Healthcare Engineering, researchers from Japan’s National Defense Medical College predict that a better understanding of “mechanisms related to PDT will potentially improve
Topical photodynamic therapy, or PDT, involves applying a light-sensitizing cream on the skin. The sensitizer becomes concentrated in abnormal or damaged skin cells, rendering them vulnerable to destruction
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