Unfortunately, five-year survival rates for some cancers of the pancreas, brain, and lungs, remain in the single or low double digits.

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Also, the atomic-like dimensions of nanoparticles make it easier for them to slip through the skin or, if inhaled, move from the lungs to other organs in the body, including the liver and brain.

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