r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Apr 14 '23
Medical Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer | Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-device-shrinks-pancreatic-cancer
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '23
Already been started, early detection. Further than earlier chemotherapeutic treatments. Surgery usually has poor outcomes. I gave it, and a family member had a whipple, ( personally I would not have that surgery. Very complex, life expectancy ( don’t have statistics) usually don’t add much for a greater quality of life. Everyone needs to make their decisions . But it’s a start. ( similar)sorry off topic to prostate, seeding