'Bed-of-nails' breast implant deters cancer cells
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have created an implant that appears to deter breast cancer cell regrowth. Made from a common federally approved polymer, the implant is the first to be modified at the nanoscale in a way that causes a reduction in the blood-vessel architecture that breast cancer tumors depend upon, while also attracting healthy breast cells.