Surfing the web, I found these stories of interest:

• Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new app that uses smartphone selfies to easily screen for pancreatic cancer and other disease:
  
• Scientists at St. Jude’s Research Hospital have established the largest collection of pediatric solid tumor samples and drug sensitivity data in an ongoing effort to effectively open source the hospital’s expertise, with the hospital now formally opening up its Childhood Solid Tumor Network to a wider audience. Read more on this significant contribution in Nature.
• A new study led by researchers at the Michigan State University offers new insight on how a specific protein released from fat in the body can cause a cancerous cell. The findings were reported in Oncogene.

A few recent cancer research publications:

• New in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), is a report of National Estimates of Genetic Testing in Women With a History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer.
• In Blood, reports on clinical trails of Enasedenib in myeloid leukemia were published on August 10, Enasidenib in Mutant IDH2 Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and,  Enasidenib Induces Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell Differentiation to Promote Clinical Response.
• Researchers in Taiwan have published a review of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Asia.