Nanorobots with hidden ‘lethal weapons’ destroy cancer cells and stop tumours spreading, scientists say [Video]

IT’S a worrying fact that more than half of us will get cancer in our lifetime.

Each year around 385,000 people are diagnosed and 167,000 lives are lost to the disease in the UK . . . and experts have warned of an alarming new surge in the young.

But, in the face of rising cases, there is good news — the future of cancer care looks brighter.

Personalised medicine

Perhaps the most exciting new avenue of research is tailoring medicine to treat a patient’s cancer based on their own tumour’s genetic make-up.

Professor Lawrence Young, an oncologist who has been working in cancer research for 40 years, says: “We’ve learnt that by profiling the genetics, you almost get a barcode for an individual’s cancer.

“Just because somebody’s got the same stage and grade of cancer, doesn’t mean it should be treated the same, or with a particular combination of drugs.”

The NHS announced in May that it would …