The latest in the world of cancer research:

• An innovative cancer treatment made of luminescent chemotherapy-filled beads injected into tumors through the wrist is now available for patients with inoperable and difficult-to-treat liver cancer. Here’s a video of Dr. Edward Kim from Mount Sinai Hospital performing this cancer procedure:
• A team of scientists led by Dr. Peter S. Nelson at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center conducted a genomic analysis and found that prostate cancer metastases varied greatly between men. The study also found that a single metastasis within one individual may provide molecular information to help guide therapy. Read more on the findings in Nature Medicine.
• Researchers at the University of Vienna have discovered why small cell lung cancer is chemoresistant. The resistance to chemo and radiation is due to the circulating tumor cells forming clusters. Completely new therapeutic approaches must therefore be developed to prevent the formation of these cancer clusters or to break them up. Read more on the discovery in Cell Adhesion and Migration.
• Landmark research out of the University of South Wales in Australia has led to the development of a technique whereby stem cell therapies may be capable of regenerating damaged human tissue. Their findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.