| Literature DB >> 12724736 |
Dennis E J G J Dolmans1, Dai Fukumura, Rakesh K Jain.
Abstract
The therapeutic properties of light have been known for thousands of years, but it was only in the last century that photodynamic therapy (PDT) was developed. At present, PDT is being tested in the clinic for use in oncology--to treat cancers of the head and neck, brain, lung, pancreas, intraperitoneal cavity, breast, prostate and skin. How does PDT work, and how can it be used to treat cancer and other diseases?Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12724736 DOI： 10.1038/nrc1071
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cancer ISSN： 1474-175X Impact factor: 60.716