Lethal 'Lint Brush' Captures And Kills Cancer Cells In Bloodstream

"In a new tactic in the fight against cancer, Cornell researcher Michael King has developed what he calls a lethal "lint brush" for the blood -- a tiny, implantable device that captures and kills cancer cells in the bloodstream before they spread through the body.

"King's research showed that the device can capture and kill about 30 percent of cancer cells flowing past it a single time, with the potential to kill more in the closed-loop system of the body. Used in combination with traditional cancer therapies, King said, the device could remove a significant proportion of metastatic* cells, "and give the body a fighting chance to remove the rest of them.""

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*Metastatic: Spread of a disease from one organ to another non-adjacent organ.