“Golden Bullet” Against Breast Cancer
A new medicine called “Golden Bullet” is being developed by the expert scientists of Baylor College of Medicine in Housten, Texas to fight the deadly disease, breast cancer. The medicine is used with radiotherapy.
Golden Bullet, the tiny shards of gold is able to destroy the deadly cells that help tumours grow and spread its wings around the body.
This deadly disease affects around 45,000 British women every year and more 1,000 lost their lives just because of this disease.
The medicine is tested in mice, tiny pieces of silica that were coated in gold injected into breast cancer.
The medicine heated up the inside cells and the cells got damaged, making them more vulnerable to radiation.
The combination treatment is very effective and known as hyperthermia. The treatment can not only shrank the tumors but also able to cut the number of stubborn cancer cells.











