Photodynamic therapy (IMAGE)

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Photodynamic therapy

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In photodynamic therapy, a light-sensitive drug accumulates in cancer cells and is then activated by light, producing cell-killing molecules. Microneedles can help deliver the drug and distribute light more effectively within non-melanoma skin cancer.

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M. Requena et al.

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