How to treat cancer: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

Von Maltzahn Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and advisor Sangeeta N. Bhatia, in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science proposed and realized a new idea on cancer cell treatment ( on rats ) . The idea was  the destruction of tumors through the application of heat and von Maltzahn developed polymer-coated gold "nano-antennas" that can target tumors and convert benign-infrared light into heat. He was also rewarded $30000 for his innovations.http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/lemelson-mit-0303.html
Another study in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center also revealed promissing results in canver treatment without surgery. Details can be found in the following link. http://cedars-sinai.edu/About-Us/News/Past-Issue-Documents/GTRI-GBMGeneTherapy12-06-04.pdfIt seems like there are significant improvements in the field of cancer treatment. I hope they can save lives by improving these treatments.