Tumor treatment with magnetic nanoparticles

Patent Pending Magnetic nanoparticles are used in an experimental cancer treatment called magnetic hyperthermia [27] in which the fact that nanoparticles heat when they are placed in an alternative magnetic field is used. Another potential treatment of cancer includes attaching magnetic nanoparticles to free-floating cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment has been tested in the laboratory on mice and will be looked at in survival studies.