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Conquering cancer with implants? Bioengineered vaccines and magnetic nanodiscs show promise
Rather than surgically removing tumors, what if doctors could simply implant new tools in our bodies to do the work internally? One team of researchers has been able to vanquish tumors in mice by implanting bioengineered disks filled with tumor-specific antigens, and another has developed magnetized nanodiscs to induce cancer cells to destroy themselves.
Numerous cancer [...]
Fingernail-sized implant successfully eliminates tumors in mammals
In a world first, scientists have successfully eliminated tumors in mammals using a cancer vaccine carried into the body on a fingernail-sized implant. The new approach uses plastic disks impregnated with tumor-specific antigens and implanted under the skin to reprogram the mammalian immune system to attack tumors.
Most cancer cells easily skirt the immune system, which [...]










































