In an effort to destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding tissue, using beams of light to activate chemicals or particles in tumors has shown much promise. Called photodynamic therapy, most of the current methods of using it involve creating a particular deadly form of oxygen or heating up particles or chemicals in tumors. Now, a researcher has found a way to use the therapy to alter the pH of tumors so that they commit suicide without harming the rest of the body.
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