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Review
. 2017 Feb:31:105-113.
doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.016. Epub 2016 Nov 8.

Photodynamic therapy: Inception to application in breast cancer

S M Banerjee  1 , A J MacRobert  2 , C A Mosse  2 , B Periera  3 , S G Bown  2 , M R S Keshtgar  4
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Review

Photodynamic therapy: Inception to application in breast cancer

S M Banerjee et al. Breast. 2017 Feb.
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Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is already being used in the treatment of many cancers. This review examines its components and the new developments in our understanding of its immunological effects as well as pre-clinical and clinical studies, which have investigated its potential use in the treatment of breast cancer.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Photodynamic therapy.

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