Application of nanotechnology in cancer diagnosis and therapy
Recent developments in nanotechnology have provided researchers with new tools for cancer diagnosis and therapy.Since these nanoparticals are 100 1000 fold smaller than cancer cells,they can be easily transferred through leaky blood vessels and interact with targeted tumor specific proteins both on the surface of and inside cancer cells.Therefore,their application as cancer cell specific delivery vehicles will be a significant addition to currently available armory for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Key words: Neoplasms; Nanotechnology; Drug delivery; Diagnosis; Therapy