EDITORIAL article

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

Sec. Nanobiotechnology

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1651124

This article is part of the Research TopicHarnessing Nanotechnology for Cancer TreatmentView all 5 articles

Editorial: Harnessing Nanotechnology for Cancer Treatment

Provisionally accepted
  • 1InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
  • 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
  • 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, United States

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Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. According to the American Cancer 13 Society, it is projected that more than 35 million new cancer cases will occur by 2050 (1). 14Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the most common treatments for this deadly disease. However, 15 they damage both healthy and cancer cells, leading to severe side effects (2,3). In the last years, 16 nanotechnology has gained significant interest as a promising tool to overcome these challenges. 17Therefore

Keywords: Cancer, Nanotechnology, bevacizumab, Targeted drug delivery systems, 11 Theranostics 12

Received: 20 Jun 2025; Accepted: 25 Jun 2025.

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* Correspondence:
Merlis P. Alvarez-Berrios, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Chuang Liu, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
Jingjing Sun, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, United States

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