A cancer expert has hit on a way to kill tumours in two hours — using light. The technique involves a single jab with a chemical then a flash of ultraviolet.
Cancer cells in lab mice were found to self-destruct, with up to 95 per cent dead in two hours.
Professor Matthew Gdovin revealed the cells — which he injected with the chemical compound nitrobenzaldehyde — turned too acidic to survive.
He said after patenting his “photodynamic” therapy: “There are many different types of cancers.
“The one thing they have in common is their susceptibility to this induced cell suicide.
