One goal is to spot cancer far earlier than
can be done now, when treatment is likely
to be most effective.
|
 | | |
Highlighting tiny clusters of cancer cells
should help doctors detect whether cancer
has spread, or is shrinking in response to
treatment -- without the need for surgery.
|
| | |
Drugs encased in packages small enough to
slip through cancer cell walls kill tumors
without damaging healthy cells, reducing
the side effects of treatment.
(Globe Staff Graphic / Aaron Steckelberg)
|
|
