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The concept of laser phototherapy
D J Castro1, R E Saxton, J Soudant
1Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024-1300, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Laser phototherapy and diagnosis are emerging as new tools for cancer detection and treatment. Tumor uptake of laser dyes and chemotherapy drugs followed by laser fiberoptic insertion provides a less invasive and more effective treatment option for many cancer patients. Further development will be needed to identify optimal drug and laser combinations before this new approach becomes clinically useful.