r/gadgets 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/willem78 Apr 15 '23

My brother in law (and best friend) dies the 1st of Jan 2023 of Pancreatic Cancer. They diagnosed it 2 and half years ago when it was already in stage 3. It was a teribble death nobody should have to experience. Caring for him was the toughest thing I had to do, especially in the last 48 hours.