A REVIEW ON NANO MEDICINE FOR CANCER TREATMENT Review Article

Novel technologies in the nanomedicine field are expected to develop innovative products as targeted drug-delivery approaches. Nanomedicines currently being developed for the treatment of cancer, although diverse in chemical composition, size and shape. The potential for using nanotechnology in medicine and especially in the area of cancer is vast. Nanoparticles target (passive and active targeting) tumor cells, to deliver therapy specifically to the tumor while reducing unwanted side effects. Nanodevices like nanowires, nanotubes, nanoshells, gold nanorods, dendrimers and quantum dots are capable of doing one or more clinically important functions, including detecting cancer at its earliest stages, pinpointing its location within the body, delivering anticancer drugs specifically to malignant cells, and determining if these drugs are killing malignant cells. The use of nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles for anticancer therapeutics has great potential to revolutionize the future of cancer therapy.