Nanoparticles, such as gold nanorods, can be used to more precisely target and treat tumors by creating a coagulation cascade that identifies the exact tumor location. This allows drugs to be transported directly to the tumor site, improving treatment efficiency while reducing common side effects from chemotherapy like hair loss. If successful, this investigation using nanoparticles could make a significant contribution to cancer treatments and potentially be applied to other diseases as well.

1. Fourth Seminar Providing Tools For the Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
By Orielyz Flores
Nanoparticles is a powerfull tool for target tumours and transport the medicines in any
parts of the body for a better treatment to cancer. According with the talk of Orieliz, the
paper she discussed and what I understood, nanoparticles (in this article is utilized the
gold nanorods as the nanoparticle) are used to be more specific in targeting the location
of the tumour by creating a coagulation cascade. This coagulation will let know where is
the exact place of the tumour and the drug for the treatment can travel directly to that
place, thereforethe treatment will be more efficient. Orieliz explained that with this kind
of treatment the person will receive less side effects than chemotherapies does. This
theme, the side effects, impressed me because, almost daily, I see people suffering the
reactions of the chemotherapies by loosing their hair, which is the most natable result.
This investigation will be a big contribution specially to the field of cancer treatments and
later can be used to threat other diseases such as viruses or diabetes.