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Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment

May 16, 2022

PATHS-UP Faculty Member Dr. Sung II Park and his research team were recently featured in a news article involved in the development of a wireless device offering treatment for colorectal cancer.

For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence at the site of the original cancer when microscopic cancer cells are left behind at the time of surgery. Researchers have designed a device that can destroy colorectal cancer cells using photodynamic therapy techniques. This, when used alongside surgery, can reduce the need for additional treatments.

 

The intracavity device will allow doctors to eliminate leftover cancer cells during surgery, reducing the need for additional treatments, such as chemotherapy. | Image: Justin Baetge/ Texas A&M Engineering
The intracavity device will allow doctors to eliminate leftover cancer cells during surgery, reducing the need for additional treatments, such as chemotherapy. | Image: Justin Baetge/ Texas A&M Engineering

Read the full story on the TEES website below:

Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment

Filed Under: News, Research

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