New Breakthrough Treatment Safely Kills Cancer Cells With Light

New Breakthrough Treatment Safely Kills Cancer Cells With Light

Cancer treatment has evolved, but current therapies often have significant costs, including physical and emotional tolls. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can damage healthy cells, leaving patients vulnerable to long-term side effects.

Researchers worldwide are seeking treatments that are both effective and gentle, targeting tumors precisely while sparing the body. A new light-based treatment, combining near-infrared LED light with tin oxide nanoflakes (SnOx), has been introduced by US researchers, killing cancer cells while leaving healthy ones unharmed.

This discovery advances photothermal therapy, using light to heat and destroy tumors.

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Author's summary: New cancer treatment uses light to kill cells safely.

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ScienceAlert ScienceAlert — 2025-10-25

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