Nanotechnology in the treatment of Breast Cancer

Abstract

Among the most leading causes of mortality for women around the world is breast cancer. Although chemotherapy is the recommended treatment for most cancers, chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation treatment are the three primary therapy methods for the breast cancer treatment. Nanotechnology technologies for cancer therapies has received much interest in recent years. The analysis explores a variety forms of nanoparticles and their implementations for the breast cancer treatment, like liposome, micelles, polymeric nanoparticle, solid lipid nanoparticle, and gold nanoparticle. In recent years, nanotechnology has evolved and been implemented to cancer therapies. Nanotechnology actually plays a key role within selective delivery of drugs used in the treatment of cancers, particularly breast cancer. Nanoparticles could penetrate tumours and monitor the rate of drug release to particular locations, thus enhancing drug therapeutic efficiencies and minimizing common organ or tissue poisoning. In addition, nanoparticle can trigger immune cells towards tumours as well. Therefore, for potential cancer research and treatment, nanoparticles are powerful weapons.