Nanoparticle Based Targeting Approaches for Lung Cancer: A Mini Review

Abstract

Every year more than 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 6 million deaths – around 12% of deaths worldwide. The objective of cancer treatment still is to cure the patients if possible or prolong their life and improve their quality of life by surgical removal of the cancerous tissue, radiation therapy, biotherapy, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant or a combination of some of these available treatments. This review aims to explore the various approaches using nanotechnology and surface decoration with ligands capable to target lung cancers.