Breast Cancer Identified Risks, Diagnostic, And Treatment Advancements Worth Knowing About

Use Of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is an emerging treatment option for an individual affected by aggressive breast cancer. Nanotechnology is the utilization of very small particles that are 1/100,000th the diameter of a human hair. These nanoparticles are used to allow for more targeted and precise delivery of effective chemotherapy medications that already exist in breast cancer treatment. The nanoparticles are able to bind to specific proteins present only on the cancer cells and able to ignore other healthy cells entirely. Chemotherapy drugs can be delivered to only act on such cancer cells the nanoparticles have identified. Some of these chemotherapy drugs can be programmed not to have any effect until they have reached the target cells and are activated by a type of light or radiation manually administered by a physician. The mechanism that utilizes nanotechnology to deliver chemotherapy is the key to the considerable reduction and even the elimination of harsh side effects commonly associated with chemotherapy.

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Improvements In Imaging Tests

Recently, the medical field has made improvements in imaging tests used for the identification, diagnosis, and monitoring progress of breast cancer. Traditional mammogram technology has only allowed for two-dimensional viewing of the resulting x-ray images until recently. Digital breast tomosynthesis is a sophisticated type of mammography or breast imaging that utilizes computer regeneration and a system that applies low-dose x-rays to produce three-dimensional breast images. It works by synchronization of multiple images of the breast taken from different angles. This mechanism reduces the chance any abnormality would be masked by overlapping compressed breast tissue like in traditional mammograms. Another addition to breast cancer imaging is called optical breast imaging. Optical breast imaging utilizes NIR or near-infrared light to evaluate the visual properties of the breast tissues. The light aimed through the breast is scattered or absorbed by the tissues, and detectors record the remaining light. The images of the breast are reconstructed by advanced computer algorithms based on the light response recorded. Both digital breast tomosynthesis and optical breast cancer imaging has proven effective in the early detection of breast cancer.

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