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Researchers have advanced the idea of using titanium dioxide nanoparticles stimulated by microwaves to trigger the death of cancer cells without damaging normal cells around them. The use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles activated by light and ultrasound to treat cancer has been studied extensively, but this advance marks the first time researchers have shown that these nanoparticles can be effectively activated by microwaves to destroy cancer cells.
