Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) consists of the administration of a photosensitizer combined with a light source at a specific wavelength, and oxygen. The procedure generates reactive ...

"This approach could prove to be an effective way to treat many cancers, and holds great promise because of the limited risks and side effects associated with photodynamic therapy, or PDT," said Dr.

Interestingly, this form of light therapy is already used in photodynamic therapy in which low-level red lasers activate drugs injected into a site of infection. Photodynamic therapy is primarily used ...