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WATCH: How origami could help treat cancer

One cancer researcher is developing a new way to deliver chemotherapy to the abdomen using origami, the ancient art of paper folding.

Beating back cancer isn’t just about having the right drugs. It’s also about getting them to the exactly where tumors are hiding inside the body — all while minimizing damage to  healthy tissue.

In advanced ovarian cancer, that can

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