Nanotechnology in head and neck cancer: the race is on.

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Author	El-Sayed, Ivan H.
Abstract	Rapid advances in the ability to produce nanoparticles of uniform size, shape, and composition have started a revolution in the sciences. Nano-sized structures herald innovative technology with a wide range of potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications. More than 1000 nanostructures have been reported, many with potential medical applications, such as metallic-, dielectric-, magnetic-, liposomal-, and carbon-based structures. Of these, noble metallic nanoparticles are generating significant interest because of their multifunctional capacity for novel methods of laboratory-based diagnostics, in vivo clinical diagnostic imaging, and therapeutic treatments. This review focuses on recent advances in the applications of nanotechnology in head and neck cancer, with special emphasis on the particularly promising plasmonic gold nanotechnology.
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ISSN	15233790
Journal	Current Oncology Reports [Curr Oncol Rep]
Volume Number	12
DOI	10.1007/s11912-010-0087-2
PubMed Central reference number	PMC2842561
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	20425597
e-ISSN	15346269
Language	English
Publisher	Current Science Inc.
Publisher Date	2010-03-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. © The Author(s) 2010
Subject Keyword	Nanotechnology Gold nanoparticles Nanorods Cancer Head and neck
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Oncology