Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• The latest study concerning Tamoxifen and breast cancer prevention demonstrates mixed results. Findings were published in the Lancet Oncology.
• The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute have released the first report on the use of smokeless tobacco at a global level.
• Investigators at Dana-Farber and MIT found that the agent THZ1 caused small cell lung cancer tumors to shrink in mice. Their findings are published in Cancer Cell.
• Giving cells a boost during chemo is the focus of a recent paper published by scientists at Michigan State University.
• In a recent publication, researchers at the Centenary Institute in Australia demonstrated that if you stop cells from moving, you can stop cancer from growing.
• Patients that have undergone laser treatment for vocal cord cancer have shown positive outcomes. Find out more about this intervention in the latest issue of Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology.

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