HER2 Support Group Forums - Controlled heat & iron oxyde nanospheres coated with antigens seek & destroy tumors

This animal tested method of seeking & killing cancer cells uses several smart inovations to overcome some of the drawbacks of earlier attemps to use heat & nanospheres or nanorods.
It succeeds in controlling the amount of heat & to keep it concentrated in tumors to avoid damaging healthy tissues.
The antigens on the surface of the nanospheres selecively target the tumors. The magnetic induction of heat allows deeper access than methods using light to treat tumors.
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/newsroo...bes3-2007.html
UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS USE HEATED NANOPROBES TO DESTROY BREAST CANCER CELLS IN MICE

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/newsroo...ack_probes.pdf
color illustration of nanoprobes (PDF).
At least two other similar treatment methods have been reported in past posts:

http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23073
Nanorods show benefits cancer treatment

http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26631
anticancer drugs in small heat sensitive fat bubbles quickly kill cancer cells