Researchers Use Gold Nanoparticles to Treat Prostate Cancer (VIDEO)

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat have been shown to safely and effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate.

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