Research
Nov 15, 2006
Special report: seeing the light on PDT?
As an alternative to surgery or radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has a lot to offer cancer patients. Its ability to destroy cancer cells without permanent damage to surrounding normal tissue leads to excellent cosmetic and functional results. But while the technique is already successfully employed to treat a range of diseases - from skin cancers to age-related macular degeneration - its uptake by clinicians is growing at an unduly slow rate.
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