| Nano Technology may in fact hold the keys to | | | | These nanotubes are so small they are the |
| fighting many different types of cancer in | | | | width of a DNA strand. The nano tubes will be |
| the human bio-system. The technologies are so | | | | heated up using near infrared light in a |
| promising we may see survival rates | | | | laser beam, which takes about two-minutes. |
| skyrocket, thus everyone can live strong in | | | | The cancerous cells are quickly destroyed. |
| the upcoming decade. Nano Tubes use in | | | | This research is only in the preliminary |
| fighting cancer is indeed, a unique process | | | | stages but should be solved within the coming |
| it works by inserting tiny microscopic carbon | | | | decade. |
| synthetic rods into the body to deliver the | | | | |
| cancer treatment to the exact spot needed. By | | | | The nano tubes will be coated with a vitamin |
| directly aiming the rods into the cancer | | | | called folate, which is found in cancerous |
| cells, the healthy tissue is saved. | | | | cells, but does not normally bind with |
| | | | healthy cells. Once these tubes touch the |
| This research is quite promising and is being | | | | cancerous area they quickly bind and then are |
| researched by Stanford University. | | | | electrified with near infrared laser light, |
| Chemotherapy seems to becoming a thing of the | | | | killing the cells. Nano Tube technologies are |
| past. That is the theory that nuking the body | | | | quickly coming of age and once they are |
| and seeing which dies first the cancer or the | | | | available this process should be relatively |
| person. Even when the human survives it is | | | | easy to use. One cancer already targeted is |
| left with huge amounts of destroyed tissue, | | | | Lymphoma and tests of the process are being |
| which was not cancerous. When you see a | | | | done on mice with good results. There are |
| person who is using chemotherapy to treat the | | | | other cancers it might work on well to and |
| cancer you see their hair fallout, but that | | | | have been suggested. For instance Ovarian |
| is only one of many dire and serious side | | | | Cancers, Cervical Cancer and others Nano |
| effects. | | | | Technology and biomedical processes are |
| | | | coming of age as we speak. |