Nanotechnology Combating Fight against Cancer

Authors: Khalid R*, Sabir L, Qurat ul ain Haider, Aslam S and Ameer S

DOI: 10.23880/aabsc-16000130

Volume 2, Issue 1

Abstract

Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. Cancer spread through multiple steps that make it an incurable disease. Earlier different conventional methods are used such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy to treat cancer. In conventional also affects the normal body cells. To overcome this problem different new approaches are applied that help to diagnose and treat cancer. With the advancement of techniques, new technique emerges called cancer nanotechnology that helps to diagnose and treat cancer by using different drug delivery system. Cancer nanotechnology uses different nanoparticles or nano vectors as a carrier to treat the disease. These nano-carriers for drug delivery include liposomes, polymers, dendrimers, micelles, carbon nano-tube, quantum dots, etc. Active and passive targeting helps to target the drug and easily recognize the site of the tumor. The aim of this paper is to provide information about how cancer nanotechnology helps in combating the fight against cancer. And also the use of different drug delivery systems to treat and recognize cancer.

Keywords: Nanotechnology; Nanoparticles; Nano Drugs; Nanocarrier; Tumor Imaging

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