Harnessing the Power of Radiation to Battle Cancer

Cancer is a major challenge for modern healthcare and, unfortunately, many people are confronted with this disease during their lives. Radiotherapy, which uses high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells, has been successfully used for many decades. However, traditional radiotherapy can only be used to treat one or a few cancer spots, and it damages the healthy tissues surrounding these spots. In this article, we introduce another treatment that uses radiation to beat multiple cancer spots in a very precise manner: targeted radionuclide therapy. You will get to know the “weapons” that kill cancer cells and how these weapons are delivered only to the cancer cells. Finally, you will learn about a powerful molecule that can be used as a “scout” to find the cancer cells and carry a “weapon” to kill those cells.