Cancer Institute Starts Nanotechnology Drive

The U.S. National Cancer Institute announced a new five-year plan on Monday to develop the use of tiny tools to fight cancer, saying nanotechnology just might provide the edge needed to defeat the disease. Nanotechnology -- the design and use of devices the size of molecules -- offers new ways to detect, diagnose and to treat cancer at its earliest stages and with minimal side effects, experts told reporters.

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