The Role of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Localization and Treatment of Breast Cancer

The role of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in medical applications is rapidly developing. Advances in nanotechnology are bringing us closer to the development of dual and multifunctional nanoparticles that are challenging the traditional distinction between diagnostic and treatment agents. The curren...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-11
Main Authors: Ahmed, M., Douek, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical research
Biopsy
Breast
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Diagnostic Imaging
Drug Delivery Systems
Female
Fever
Humans
Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia, Induced
Lymph
Magnetic materials
Magnetite Nanoparticles - administration & dosage
Magnetite Nanoparticles - therapeutic use
Mounting
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Review
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Surgery
Testing
Tumors
Vascular endothelial growth factor
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Summary:The role of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in medical applications is rapidly developing. Advances in nanotechnology are bringing us closer to the development of dual and multifunctional nanoparticles that are challenging the traditional distinction between diagnostic and treatment agents. The current use of MNPs in breast cancer falls into four main groups: (1) imaging of primary and metastatic disease, (2) sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), (3) drug delivery systems, and (4) magnetic hyperthermia. The current evidence for the use of MNPs in these fields is mounting, and potential cutting-edge clinical applications, particularly with relevance to the fields of breast oncological surgery, are emerging.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2013/281230