The concept of laser phototherapy.
Laser phototherapy and diagnosis are emerging as new tools for cancer detection and treatment. Tumor uptake of laser dyes and chemotherapy drugs followed by laser fiberoptic insertion provides a less invasive and more effective treatment option for many cancer patients. Further development will be needed to identify optimal drug and laser combinations before this new approach becomes clinically useful.
Castro
D J
DJ
Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024-1300, USA.
Saxton
R E
RE
Soudant
J
J
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