Magnetic medicines hit the cancerous spot

Not ICT related but a very interesting piece at The Register about drug delivery using gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticles for enhanced tumour targeting with external magnetic fields. By guiding these particles to a tumour with external magnetic fields they reduce the sideeffects to other bodyparts. A other mechanism that could be used is placing a magnetic core into a tumour to pull the magnetic medicines to the cancerous spot. Of course preventing cancer remains the best remedy but a better cure is still very welcome because the still expected rise of cancer patients in the near future.