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Cancer Treatment and Nanomedicine Exam 2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Cancer - Leading cause of death worldwide Cancer treatment modalities - Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy Chemotherapy - Not highly efficient in killing tumor cells Pharmacokinetics - Study of drug movement within the body Chemotherapy drugs - Poor pharmacokinetics and systemic toxicities Advantages of nanomedicine - Longer circulation time, reduced side effects, controlled and sustained drug release EPR effect - Enhanced permeability and retention in tumors Liposome - Composed of a phospholipid bilayer Liposome encapsulation - Can encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs Polymeric micelle - Made up of biosurfactant with hydrophobic tail Currently approved nanocarriers - Use biologically functional materials Polyethylene glycol (PEG) - Not hydrophobic PEGylation - Increases drug size, improves solubility, avoids recognition/binding of mononuclear phagocyte system

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Cancer Treatment and Nanomedicine Exam
2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass


Cancer - ✔✔Leading cause of death worldwide

Cancer treatment modalities - ✔✔Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy

Chemotherapy - ✔✔Not highly efficient in killing tumor cells

Pharmacokinetics - ✔✔Study of drug movement within the body

Chemotherapy drugs - ✔✔Poor pharmacokinetics and systemic toxicities

Advantages of nanomedicine - ✔✔Longer circulation time, reduced side effects,
controlled and sustained drug release

EPR effect - ✔✔Enhanced permeability and retention in tumors

Liposome - ✔✔Composed of a phospholipid bilayer

Liposome encapsulation - ✔✔Can encapsulate both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs

Polymeric micelle - ✔✔Made up of biosurfactant with hydrophobic tail

Currently approved nanocarriers - ✔✔Use biologically functional materials

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) - ✔✔Not hydrophobic

PEGylation - ✔✔Increases drug size, improves solubility, avoids recognition/binding of
mononuclear phagocyte system



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