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  2. Photodynamic Therapy for Prostate Cancer - WebMD

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    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses special drugs activated by light to treat cancer. It's called a "focal therapy" because it focuses on cancer cells while sparing healthy cells ...

  3. Photodynamic Therapy: Procedure, Cost, and Recovery - Healthline

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    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a type of treatment that uses light along with chemicals known as photosensitizers to treat cancer and other conditions.

  4. Photodynamic therapy - Wikipedia

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    Photodynamic therapy ( PDT) is a form of phototherapy involving light and a photosensitizing chemical substance used in conjunction with molecular oxygen to elicit cell death ( phototoxicity ). [1] PDT is used in treating acne, wet age-related macular degeneration, psoriasis, and herpes.

  5. Best Prostate Cancer Treatment by Stage - Healthline

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    Photodynamic therapy: The cancer cells are destroyed with drugs that are activated by light exposure. High-intensity-focused ultrasound therapy: High-energy sound waves are used to create heat and ...

  6. Photothermal therapy - Wikipedia

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    Photothermal therapy (PTT) refers to efforts to use electromagnetic radiation (most often in infrared wavelengths) for the treatment of various medical conditions, including cancer. This approach is an extension of photodynamic therapy, in which a photosensitizer is excited with specific band light. This activation brings the sensitizer to an ...

  7. What Is Photodynamic Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer? - WebMD

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    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical treatment that uses a combination of special drugs and light to destroy cancer cells and treat certain other problems. Drugs called “photosensitizing ...

  8. Photoimmunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Photoimmunotherapy. Photoimmunotherapy ( PIT) is an oncological treatment that combines photodynamic therapy of tumor with immunotherapy treatment. Combining photodynamic therapy with immunotherapy enhances the immunostimulating response and has synergistic effects for metastatic cancer treatment. [1] [2] [3]

  9. Light Therapy for Acne: Can Phototherapy Help Keep Clear Skin?

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    It clears up acne faster than light alone. But it can also cause more side effects. During phototherapy, you sit in front of an LED light panel for about 15 to 30 minutes. These lights may be blue ...