Here are a few newsworthy items in the world of cancer research:

• The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released a report, State of Cancer Care in America 2016, its third annual assessment of national trends in cancer care delivery. You can read the full report in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
• Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have demonstrated that nanoparticles can target tumors while avoiding healthy tissue in cancer patients. Read more on their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
• JAMA Pediatrics has recently published a narrative review where authors from MacMaster University in Canada examine the current status of cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYA). The article discusses incidence and survival as well as opportunities for progress.
• New research from Yale, Georgetown and the University of Michigan reveals that differences in smoking habits between African Americans and whites may lead to a disparity in screening for lung cancer. The comparative paper looks at initiation of smoking, cessation and intensity by age from 1890-1990. The results were published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.