‘Nano-Flares’ Catch Breast Cancer before It Spreads: Can Breakthroughs in Nanotechnology Block Metastasis?

March 20, 2014

(Medical Daily) – Breakthroughs in nanotechnology may help physicians spot the spread of breast cancer before it takes root in neighboring organs and tissue, providing an effective preventive strategy against the disease that kills nearly 40,000 American women each year. Dr. Chad Mirkin, a researcher at Northwestern University and one of the developers of the new technology, said in a press release that the innovation can help physicians spot red flags on an early cellular level.