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12 Aug, 2020

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Magnetic Hyperthermia-Mediated Cancer Therapy

GS-III : S&T Bio technology

Magnetic hyperthermia-mediated cancer therapy (MHCT)

  • It is a non-invasive cancer treatment.
  • The technique: Delivery and localisation of magnetic materials within the targeted tumour site followed by subsequent application of an alternating magnetic field (AMF), thereby generating heat at the tumour site.
  • It can efficiently act against deep-seated inaccessible solid tumours like glioblastoma (an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord)

Source: PIB

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