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Surgically implanted radiation 'seeds' may reduce cancer recurrence

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A multidisciplinary University of Cincinnati (UC) team is testing whether tiny radioactive 'seeds' implanted during surgery can reduce the recurrence of lung cancer.

 

SNM awards $105,000 in support of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine research

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SNM, the world's largest molecular imaging and nuclear medicine society, recently awarded $105,000 in numerous research grants and fellowships funded by its Education and Research Foundation.
 

Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis

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Purdue University researchers have created gold nanoparticles that are capable of identifying marker proteins on breast cancer cells, making the tiny particles a potential tool to better diagnose and treat cancer.

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Cancer treatment innovators secure significant investment from The Capital Fund

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Medical technology company, Vision RT, specialists in 3D surface imaging for use in radiotherapy treatments, has secured substantial new funding, including an investment of £250,000.

 

Nuclear nanocapsules to become new cancer weapon

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"Rice University chemists have found a way to package some of nature's most powerful radioactive particles inside DNA-sized tubes of pure carbon -- a method they hope to use to target tiny tumors and even lone leukemia cells.
 
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