Nanoparticles could be effective treatment against cancer

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, researchers from the University of East Anglia have said. The new therapy, which has been shown to make breast cancer and prostate cancer tumours more sensitive to chemotherapy, is now close to entering clinical trials. And scientists at UEA’s Norwich Medical School have confirmed that it can be mass-produced, making it a viable treatment if proved effective in human trials. Using nanoparticles to get drugs directly into a tumour is a growing area of cancer research. The technology developed at