Gold nanoparticles increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly oncological diseases, according to the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net This is reported by the publication ACS Nano.

Pancreatic cancer, which usually means a death sentence, is the 12th most common oncological disease in the world, sharing this site with kidney cancer.

Every 5 years, four out of 100,000 people become ill with this type of cancer.

In 2012, there were 338,000 cases of pancreatic cancer on the planet.

In the early stages, the disease usually does not give any symptoms, so the tumor has all the possibilities to grow and grow stronger before it is diagnosed in stage III-IV.

A sad situation with the treatment of pancreatic cancer is reflected in simple figures. Being 12th in prevalence, pancreatic cancer ranks 7th in the world in terms of the number of deaths.

Pancreatic tumors are highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. But the employees of the Center for Medical Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (USA) believe that the gold nanoparticles will greatly enhance the effect of modern chemotherapy.

In experiments with malignant and stellate pancreatic cells in mice, researchers showed how the gold nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy drugs into tumors.

Piryabrata Mukherjee first discovered that gold nanoparticles limit the growth of the ovarian tumor in animals.

Later, the scientist came up with how to stop the "communication" of malignant cells with their help without harm to healthy cells and tissues.

The discovery of Dr. Mukherjee may change the course of the fight against pancreatic cancer, but his work is at the earliest stage, and it is not necessary to wait for rapid progress.

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