"How is chemistry used in cancer treatment? Why is boron used in cancer treatment? What is the chemistry behind the boron neutron capture therapy? Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a radiation science which is emerging as a hopeful tool in treating cancer, by selectively concentrating boron compounds in tumour cells and then subjecting the tumour cells to epithermal neutron beam radiation. When a stable boron isotope of the reagent is hit by a beam of neutrons in the cancer cells, it captures neutrons, which causes a nuclear reaction and creation of energetic helium and lithium nuclei. Don’t you think that chemistry also plays a very important role in the treatment of cancer? Isn’t it very important that we learn further about the role taken by Boron chemistry in cancer treatment? Let’s learn more, shall we?"

Prachi Garg

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