Our Seattle 3D printing company has reported on many medical applications of 3D printing. The technology has proven to be a valuable asset in dentistry, heart surgery, prosthetics, and much more. It wasn’t until recently, though, that 3D printing made a move into the realm of curing cancer.
This new advancement is coming to us from the Institute of Cancer Research in London. Through the use of CT scans and a 3D printer, they were able to create a series of replicas of various cancerous body parts. These replicas were filled with liquid so as to serve as a model for how a new cancer-fighting drug would travel through the body. The hope is that these models will allow doctors to optimise the doses of the drug they administer to patients, doing a maximum of damage to the malignant tissues and a minimum of damage to healthy tissues. If successful, many cancer patients could enjoy a greater survival chance and less severe side effects from their treatment.
