Scientists have used microgels for the first time, developed using gold spheres, in order to better the treatment of breast cancer. Investigators at the universities of Granada and Malaga have managed to transport an antitumor drug in these hollow microcapsules and have successfully tested this on cultures of tumour cells.
Doctors Fernando Henao and Esteban Nogales are part of the Oncology team of the Virgen Macarena Hospital. After a year of research, they have discovered that in 20% of the triple negative breast cancer cases, which is the most aggressive type, there is a genetic mutation in the patient. This discovery facilitates the early detection […]
