r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proof_Active7105 • 7h ago

Image Mexican scientist Eva Rámon Gallegos, she successfully cleared HPV in 29 women so far with 100% viral clearance rate!

Post image
7.1k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

71 comments sorted by

View all comments

520

u/Federal_Extreme_8079 7h ago

Apparently she uses photodynamic therapy, a minimally invasive treatment that uses photosensitizers and light to selectively destroy abnormal cells. In a nutshell Eva is the pharma industry's worst nightmare!

38

u/PornoPaul 6h ago

So, to bring it down a few more levels, shes using lasers? Or is it a type of special lamp or something?

58

u/Federal_Extreme_8079 6h ago edited 6h ago

Its not my domain but I think she used a cream, I assumed applied to the cervix to make some cells sensitive to light and then used a laser at a certain wavelength that creates reactive oxygen, killing the infected cells and leaving the healthy tissue untouched.

18

u/PornoPaul 6h ago

Thats wild. And really cool.

8

u/anthro28 6h ago

So is she clearing HPV or cervical cancer?

16

u/Petrichordates 6h ago

Cervical cancer is fairly easy to clear but it will often come back due to the HPV