UP Professor's R3M Grant Fuels Cancer 'Diagnose-And-Treat' Breakthrough

UP Professor's R3M Grant Fuels Cancer 'Diagnose-And-Treat' Breakthrough

UP professor wins R3m grant to perfect diagnosis-and-treatment combination that promises to make killer disease manageable. Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer among women in South Africa, and globally. Too often it is discovered too late – but a new approach promises a radical change in survivability for patients. The solution, called theranostics, stems from the field of nuclear medicine. It holds the potential to turn the tide against…