Targeting cancer

Direct deliveryCancer scientists believe nanoparticles could accurately target tumors, avoiding side effects.

Using the body’s own defenses to combat cancerBy engineering T cells to attack tumors, researchers hope to add a new weapon to their cancer-fighting arsenal.

Turning off cancer genesRNA interference holds much promise as a cancer treatment, but technical challenges remain.

A better way to target tumorsIn spite of slow progress toward targeting cancer drugs to individual patients, hope remains.