Did you know light can be used as a powerful tool in cancer treatment? At Hope4Cancer, we use this approach through Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). This non-toxic therapy combines natural, light-sensitive compounds, known as sensitizers, with targeted medical light. Once the sensitizers accumulate in cancer cells, they are activated by specific wavelengths of light, producing reactive oxygen molecules that destroy tumors from the inside while sparing healthy tissue. One specialized form of this ther

WHAT IS PDT ? Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an in-office treatment that incorporates special topicals, referred to as photosensitizing agents, along with LED light to kill precancerous lesions (actinic keratoses). This medication works after it has been activated or “turned on” by certain kinds of light. PDT acts by eliminating sun damaged and precancerous cells as well as shrinking sebaceous glands damaged by the sun. ✍🏻 Most treatments are covered by insurance. ✍🏻 Incubation period may be ad

Photodynamic Acne Treatment (PDT)Using Blue Light and Laser