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Photodynamic therapy, which uses a red laser and a light-sensitive drug to destroy cancer cells without harming normal tissue, is a promising new treatment option for patients with throat, lung and esophageal cancers. Before patients receive the therapy, they are given an intravenous injection of a light-sensitive drug called Photofrin which passes through normal cells but collects in cancerous and precancerous cells. Two or three days after the injection, doctors expose those areas to a red laser, causing a chemical reaction that destroys the diseased cells.

Top Resources on Laser Treatment for Throat Cancer

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