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Scientists are working to create a new light-activated 'smart' bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. The new light-sensitive chemicals called cyanine-carborane salts are used in photodynamic therapy ...

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Photodynamic therapy using TLD-1433 represents a viable treatment option for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS with an acceptable safety profile. Light-activated TLD-1433 photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be a ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University researchers have created a new way to treat breast cancer. They developed light-sensitive chemicals, called cyanine-carborane salts, that are used in ...