A Review of Plasma's Effects in The Treatment of Cancer

Oncology-Plasma

Abstract

A recent area of plasma therapy is plasma oncology, or the use of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) to treat cancers. This review's findings from multiple research demonstrate that CAP is efficient against cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. It has been demonstrated that CAP is more effective than conventional treatments at slowing the growth of cancer cells and, at greater doses, in inducing cell death. Furthermore, preliminary findings suggest that CAP may be selective for cancer cells since it is more efficient against tumour cells than against healthy non-cancerous cells. The prospect that CAP might be an intriguing new treatment method in this sector has been fueled by the recent advancements in the cancer therapy. Non-thermal plasma is a brand-new method of treating cancer. There are both direct and indirect plasma therapies available, and direct plasma therapy clinical studies are now being conducted. Chemotherapy (also known as plasma-activated medium) and immunotherapy are examples of indirect therapies. Recent research indicates that integrated plasma therapies may be a highly successful method of cancer treatment. Recent developments in atmospheric plasmas have produced cold plasmas with ions that are nearly at room temperature. This paper discusses current developments in cold plasma physics knowledge as well as the use of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) in cancer treatment. Recently, several innovative plasma diagnostic methods have been created in an effort to comprehend the physics of CAP.