"Sugar bomb" kills "greedy" cancer cells in seconds

A team of British scientists has created a "sugar bomb" that can eliminate "greedy" cancer cells in seconds.

Tumors need food to spread, so they gobble up the sweet 'bomb' that contains the drug. Shining light on those cancer cells detonates the 'explosive' known as SeNBD.

According to "The Sun" and "Russia Today", scientists hope that diabetes treatment will enhance survival, and patients will avoid resorting to chemotherapy.

It was used only in glioblastoma, the most common brain cancer.

In tests, the sugar-craving cells in the tumor were destroyed in seconds.

Breast, prostate and lung cancers can be combated through this approach.

Researcher Sam Benson, from the University of Edinburgh, said of the sugar bomb technology: "The drug absorbs energy from light. It uses the energy to arm the oxygen in cells, killing them from within."

The Brain Tumor Charity noted that this method could be an "innovative new way to target aggressive cancer cells while preserving healthy cells".

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