Light: photodynamic therapy
MechanismESTABLISHEDOutcomeA/B (specific cancers)
Claimed
Light can heal tissue and kill cancer.
What holds up
Light-activated drug plus matching-wavelength laser; decades of trials for specific lesions.
What it does not show
Approved for certain skin, esophageal and lung lesions. Not a general light cure; red-light panels are not this.
Evidence for
NCI PDQ summary on photodynamic therapy. Specific trial citations to be added and verified.
Sources
PENDING NCI PDQ summary on photodynamic therapy. Specific trial citations to be added and verified..