Although cancer is one of the most dangerous and the second most lethal disease in the world, current therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc., is highly insufficient not in the view of therapy success rate or the amount of side effects. Accordingly, procedures with better outcomes are highly desirable. Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) present an innovative tool-ideal for innovation and implementation into practice. This review is focused on summarizing some well-known facts about pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and the types of IONPs, and furthermore, provides a survey of their use in cancer diagnosis and therapy.

Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Purkynova 656 123 612 00 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Geology and Pedology Mendel University Zemedelska 1 613 00 Brno Czech Republic

Faculty of Military Health Science University of Defense Trebesska 1575 50011 Hradec Kralove Czech Republic

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