“Envelopes” Deliver Cancer Drugs

Cancer drugs can be “posted” direct to tumours, researchers have said. An anti-cancer drug was delivered directly to cancer cells inside hollow balls of molecules called liposomes. The Institute of Cancer Research team said this molecular “envelopes” should mean powerful drugs can be sent directly to tumours. Writing in the British Journal of Cancer, they said tests on mice showed giving drugs in this way reduced the risk of damage to healthy cells.

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