Since the early 1990s, the photodynamic treatment of cancer has relied mainly on a light-sensitizing agent called Photofrin. This was the first photosensitizer to be approved in many
Bladder cancer has been called the world’s most expensive cancer, and for good reason: It has the highest lifetime treatment costs per patient of any cancer. Even after
Photodynamic diagnosis, or photodiagnosis, entails the use of light-sensitizing substances (photosensitizers) that make abnormal cells “glow” or fluoresce when exposed to light, thus enabling the physician to actually see the
The nasopharynx is the uppermost region of the throat (pharynx), located behind the nose. Cancer originating in this area is referred to as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or NPC, and
Bladder cancer, the most common malignancy of the urinary tract, can be quite difficult to detect or diagnose. The vast majority of patients are diagnosed with a non-muscle-invasive
More than 12 million new cases of bladder cancer occur annually, making it the ninth most common cancer worldwide. In three out of every four cases, the cancer
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, with squamous cell tumors of the head and neck accounting for an estimated 500,000 new cancer cases
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