The latest cancer news for cancer research. Inform yourselves about the newest technologies, best practices and studies in the field of cancer diseases and tumors.

• Genetic testing in women diagnosed with breast cancer decreases cost of care nationwide April 24, 2019
  A new study suggests that Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce the cost for the first year of breast cancer care in the US by about $50 million (about 2 percent of the overall costs in the first year).
• New nanomedicine slips through the cracks, reaches brain April 24, 2019
  In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access. Their Y-shaped block catiomer (YBC) binds with certain therapeutic materials forming a package 18 nanometers wide. The package is less than one-fifth the size of those produced in previous studies, so can pass through […]
• Advances in cryo-EM materials may aid cancer and biomedical research April 23, 2019
  Cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has been a game changer in the field of medical research, but the substrate, used to freeze and view samples under a microscope, has not advanced much in decades. Now, thanks to a new collaboration, this is no longer the case.
• Overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia April 22, 2019
  Many people fighting a very aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) don't survive more than five years. These very sick patients are often unable to receive the only cure -- a bone marrow transplant. Now, an international team of scientists report on a long-overlooked part of a leukemic cell's internal machinery, where they may have found a […]
• Anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer April 22, 2019
  A review article evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors.
• Advance in CAR T-cell therapy eliminates severe side effects April 22, 2019
  An advance in the cancer treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy appears to eliminate its severe side effects, making the treatment safer and potentially available in outpatient settings.
• Insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer April 22, 2019
  A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the US have increased over time. The study also found that patients with cancer are more likely to use prescription opioids than adults without cancer.