Blue Light Fires up Cancer Drug, University of Warwick Study

Futurity -- U. WARWICK (UK) —A platinum-based compound activated by visible blue light is 80 times more powerful than other platinum-based anticancer drugs, according to new research. Using light activation, the compound also appears able to kill cancer cells in a much more targeted way than similar treatments. The research is published in Angewandte Chemie.

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