AN INSIGHT INTO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER TREATMENT

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 First of all, thanks to everyone for attending the 2 min survey I had posted earlier. Since many were unaware about the different terms mentioned there, I decided that through this platform, I'll share with you what each term actually means.

Starting, with the different types of cancer treatments currently available: 

1. Chemotherapy - It is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast growing cells in your body. This treatment is most often used to treat cancer, since cancerous cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body. 

2. Bone marrow transplantation - It is a procedure in which a patient receives healthy stem cells (blood forming cells) to replace their own cells that have been destroyed because of high doses of chemotherapy or radiation.

3. Surgery - It is the process of removing the tumor and the nearby tissue by operation. 

4. Radiation therapy - It is the process which uses beams of intense energy to kill cancerous cells. 

WHAT ARE THOSE BIOLOGICAL NANOPARTICLES THAT ARE MENTIONED IN YOUR SURVEY?

Ans: Nanoparticles are particles which are very small in size, smaller than your own cells. So, biological nanoparticles are those which are natural, and not as such artifical. For eg: There are specific bacteria called magnetotactic bacteria which synthesise bacterial magnetosomes. These magnotosomes produce the nanoparticles.

Now, put your thinking cap on and start wondering if your response to that survey question was correct. 

BENEFIT OF THIS NANOTECHNOLOGY:

This process offers the means to target therapies directly and selectively to cancerous cells and neoplasms. 

For more information, visit my earlier posts on cancer treatment:

http://scientificallyproventhat.blogspot.com/2019/05/will-we-ever-cure-cancer.html

http://scientificallyproventhat.blogspot.com/2019/04/can-nanotechnology-be-used-for-cancer.html

Kindly visit the below mentioned link for the results of the survey:

https://mathangicr16.typeform.com/report/FGViFteL/c1l75K9IVS2dqXde

 Study reveals majority cancer patients in India not getting right treatment

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