New Step Against Melanoma: Researchers in Portugal Create Hydrogel
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"Innovative Hydrogel" consisting of spherical nanocapsules and a polymer may help in the treatment of melanoma. More severe form of skin cancer records 1,000 to 1,500 cases per year in Portugal.
A new system developed by researchers from Porto and Minho may allow a drug used against various types of cancer to be applied directly in the area of the skin affected by a melanoma. According to information advanced by the agency Lusa, the proposal is to use a hydrogel capable of staying in the place of application [...]
Hydrogel will be applied in the specific area on the skin that is affected by melanoma and may complement other therapeutic treatments and approaches, including after surgery
Researchers from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and the Center for Molecular and Environmental Biology of the University of Minho have developed a hydrogel with the potential to treat this skin cancer. In a statement, the FCUP reports this "innovative hydrogel", a hybrid material composed of spherical nanocapsules and a polymer (gel), which can help treat melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer that in Portugal …
More serious form of skin cancer The content Researchers from Minho and Porto create innovative hydrogel to treat melanoma appears first in MINHO.
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