In recent years tremendous effort has been invested in the field of cancer diagnosis and
treatment with an overall goal of improving cancer management, therapeutic outcome …

In recent years several review articles and books have been published on the use of
porphyrin-based compounds in photodynamic therapy (PDT). This critical review is focused …

The purpose of this review is to present the current state of the role of imaging in
photodynamic therapy (PDT). For the reader to fully appreciate the context of the discussions …

Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been
used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related …

The brief history of photodynamic therapy (PDT) research has been focused on
photosensitizers (PSs) and light delivery was introduced recently. The appropriate PSs were …

One of the long-standing goals of both researchers and oncologists is to establish a
framework for the complete cure of cancer with less toxic adverse effect and improved …

Theranostics, the fusion of therapy and diagnostics for optimizing efficacy and safety of
therapeutic regimes, is a growing field that is paving the way towards the goal of …

Porphyrins have been used as pioneering theranostic agents not only for the photodynamic
therapy, sonodynamic therapy and radiotherapy of cancer, but also for diagnostic …

Increasing awareness of the harmful effects of synthetic colorants has led consumers to
favor the use of natural alternatives such as plant or microbial pigments in food and …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 18.1 million new cancer
cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths reported worldwide in 2018. These numbers are …