Use of Nanoparticles in Theranostics and Breath Analysis of Patients with Cancer

Abstract

The review reports on advances in nanotheranostics and breath analysis of patients with cancer over the past few years. It has been shown that carbon nanotube nanoparticles and other therapeutic agents made from new semiconductor materials are very promising for their use in such non-invasive and effective therapeutic technologies as photothermal and photodynamic therapy. Some semiconductor nanoparticles can also be used as biomarkers for certain types of cancer. Results of the breath analysis in oncology were reported.