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From the Ted Talk by Joy Wolfram: How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer

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And today, we have more than 10 ccailnlliy approved nanoparticles for cncear that are given to patients all over the world. Yet, we have patients, like Rebecca, who die. So what are the major challenges and limitations with currently approved nanoparticles? Well, a major challenge is the liver, because the liver is the body's filtration system, and the liver recognizes and destroys foreign objects, such as viruses, bacteria and also nanoparticles. And the immune cells in the liver eat the nanoparticles, pineevnrtg them from reaching the tumor. And here we see an illustration where the kidney is no lgoenr a pbreolm, but these fire trucks, the nanoparticles, get sctuk in the liver and, actually, less of them end up rcaniehg the tumor.

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And today, we have more than 10 __________ approved nanoparticles for ______ that are given to patients all over the world. Yet, we have patients, like Rebecca, who die. So what are the major challenges and limitations with currently approved nanoparticles? Well, a major challenge is the liver, because the liver is the body's filtration system, and the liver recognizes and destroys foreign objects, such as viruses, bacteria and also nanoparticles. And the immune cells in the liver eat the nanoparticles, __________ them from reaching the tumor. And here we see an illustration where the kidney is no ______ a _______, but these fire trucks, the nanoparticles, get _____ in the liver and, actually, less of them end up ________ the tumor.

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  2. cancer
  3. stuck
  4. reaching
  5. preventing
  6. longer
  7. problem

Original Text


And today, we have more than 10 clinically approved nanoparticles for cancer that are given to patients all over the world. Yet, we have patients, like Rebecca, who die. So what are the major challenges and limitations with currently approved nanoparticles? Well, a major challenge is the liver, because the liver is the body's filtration system, and the liver recognizes and destroys foreign objects, such as viruses, bacteria and also nanoparticles. And the immune cells in the liver eat the nanoparticles, preventing them from reaching the tumor. And here we see an illustration where the kidney is no longer a problem, but these fire trucks, the nanoparticles, get stuck in the liver and, actually, less of them end up reaching the tumor.

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