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Magnetic Field Therapy Improves Breast Cancer Treatment with Fewer Side Effects

Chemotherapy, although the first line of defense in cancer treatment, is indiscriminate and is damaging to the entire body, which, ironically, worsens a patient’s chances of getting better from cancer. Doxorubicin is a widely used chemotherapy drug for breast cancer but has significant side effects due to its systemic delivery.

This study led by N2CR member A/Prof Alfredo Franco-Obregon with co-first authors, Viresh Krishnan Sukumar (N2CR PhD Scholarship student) and Dr Alex Tai Yee Kit, found that a 10-minute magnetic exposure increases doxorubicin uptake in breast cancer cells without harming the surrounding healthy cells. The study suggests a localized, non-invasive magnetic therapy to enhance doxorubicin efficacy with fewer side effects. This may ultimately allow for the lowering of systemic doxorubicin administration that could improve a patient’s outcome against cancer. This would be a potential game changer in cancer treatment.

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