Photodynamic and sonodynamic therapies for anticancer and antibacterial applications

Photodynamic therapy on skin

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These emerging treatments require a supportive regulatory and policy approach

Emerging medical treatments based on molecules that are activated by light and ultrasound could play an important role in the treatment of various cancers and bacterial infections. India needs to adopt supportive regulatory and policy environments for these therapies to fulfill their potential in the clinic.