Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth that can spread to other parts of the body. Normally cells follow instructions from DNA to stay healthy, but when DNA is damaged or mutated, genes can instruct cells to divide uncontrollably and lead to cancer. Nanomedicine applies nanotechnology to prevent and treat disease by using nanoscale materials like biocompatible nanoparticles and nanorobots for diagnosis and drug delivery. Examples of cancer nanotechnology include injectable nanovectors like liposomes 1-100 nm in size that can deliver drug therapies specifically to breast cancer cells.