• Question: how do you prevent the spread of cnacer

    Asked by Ciara Glynn to Sinead on 16 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Nadine Jordan.
    • Photo: Sinead Loughran

      Sinead Loughran answered on 16 Nov 2016:

      Hi Ciara,
      It is the ultimate aim of cancer treatment to remove or destroy all of the malignant (cancer) cells in the body but unfortunately, it does not always work to the extent that we would wish.

      Malignant cells usually spread from the tumour to other organs by hitching a ride with in the blood or lymph systems.

      Some day in the future, the hope is that we will be able to inject nano particles (very small particles) into the blood or lymph system which will seek and destroy any travelling tumour cells and therefore prevent the spread of cancer.

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