"Our vision was to create the next-generation vehicle for minimally invasive targeted drug delivery that can reach even deeper tissues inside the body with even more difficult access routes than what was previously possible."

Scientists made robots disguised as blood cells that hunt cancer

Golden Armada

Scientists are working on a swarm of tiny, cell-sized robots that can travel inside a patient's bloodstream and target cancer cells.

Scientists Disguise Cancer-Hunting Nanorobots as Blood Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-bioinspired-micro-robot-based-white-blood.html">Bioinspired micro-robot based on white blood cells</a> [Max Planck Society]

More on medical robots: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/cancer-nanobots-cancer-cells">These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells</a>

Treatments

Day 10: The other cells still suspect nothing.

"These core-shell nanowires have various additional features, including the ability to control them magnetically to guide them to a particular location, to carry drugs, or be to heated with a laser."

These scientists say nanobots could kill individual cancer cells

Seek And Destroy

Engineers built tiny, iron nanobots that they can implant and track inside a patient's body, which they say could be used to kill off cancer cells.

These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iron-nanorobots-undercover-surveillance-cells.html">Iron nanorobots go undercover to do surveillance on living cells in real time</a> [King Abdullah University of Science and Technology]

More on medical technology: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/nanobot-drills-eyeballs">A New Nanobot Drills Through Your Eyeball To Deliver Drugs</a>

They could also be used to track, target, and deliver anticancer drugs to tumor cells.

"Unlocking these patterns means it should now be possible to develop new diagnostic tests that pick up signs of cancer much earlier."

New Research: Cancer symptoms can appear years before diagnosis

Early Tests

New research reveals that cancer-linked mutations can occur years before any symptoms appear, potentially giving doctors a new tool to diagnose it early.

New Research: Cancer Symptoms Can Appear Years Before Diagnosis

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/05/signs-of-cancer-can-appear-long-before-diagnosis-study-shows">Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study shows</a> [The Guardian]

More on cancer: <a href="https://futurism.com/new-test-could-detect-cancer-10-years-before-symptoms-show">New Test Could Detect Cancer 10 Years Before Symptoms Show</a>

Cancer

It may be possible to diagnose cancer earlier than ever before.

"We now have convincing scientific evidence that daily marijuana use can drive tumor growth in HPV-related head and neck cancer."

New research: Cannabis accelerates growth of a common cancer

Pot Cancer

The presence of THC in the blood can accelerate tumor growth in patients with human papillomavirus infection-related cancer, a new study found.

HPV Tumor Growth Accelerated By THC | Futurism

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/62296-thc-accelerates-growth-of-cancer-cells">Marijuana may accelerate the growth of this common cancer — study</a> [Inverse]

More on marijuana: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/new-research-marijuana-changes-heart-structure">New Research: Marijuana Changes Heart Structure</a>

Scientists found that daily marijuana use allowed specific cancer cells to grow uncontrollably.

New Research: Cannabis Accelerates Growth of Common Tumors

New analysis: Marijuana seems to be linked to testicular cancer

Puff Balls

A comprehensive new analysis of 50 years' worth of medical data has linked heavy, frequent marijuana use with an increased risk of testicular cancer.

New Analysis: Marijuana Seems to Be Linked to Testicular Cancer

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/61412-heavy-weed-smoking-increases-risk-of-testicular-cancer">Smoking weed every day puts men at risk of a deadly disease</a> [Inverse]

More on weed: <a href="https://futurism.com/ways-cannabis-legalization-future-better">Seven Ways Cannabis Legalization Will Make the Future Better</a>

Bad news, stoners.

It's only a preliminary step before such a treatment could be used in human trials.

First U.S. study to use CRISPR to fight cancer "very promising"

CRISPR Cancer

Researchers say they've determined a new cancer treatment that uses CRISPR to gene edit cells is safe and could be effective.

First U.S. Study to Use CRISPR to Fight Cancer “Very Promising”

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/06/776169331/crispr-approach-to-fighting-cancer-called-promising-in-1st-safety-test">CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called &#8216;Promising&#8217; In 1st Safety Test</a> [NPR]

More on CRISPR: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/man-doctors-crispr">Sick Man Begs Doctors: Please CRISPR Me</a>

"It really just opens up a whole world of this type of manipulation of cells.”

The latest estimates suggest that there are currently more than 1,000 cases of the mysterious illness.

Bad news: Vaping nicotine linked to lung cancer in mice

Bad Smoke

E-cigarette vapor caused lung cancer and possibly even bladder cancer in mice, found a new study from New York University.

Vaping Nicotine Linked To Lung Cancer In Mice In New Study | Futurism

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/e-cigarettes-cause-lung-cancer-in-mice-finds-first-study-tying-vaping-to-cancer.html">Researchers find e-cigarettes cause lung cancer in mice in first study tying vaping to cancer</a> [CNBC]

More on vaping: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/lungs-vaping-illness-inhaled-poison">Lungs of “Vape Lung” Patients Look Like They Inhaled Poison</a>

"E-cigarettes are bad news.”

Bad News: Vaping Nicotine Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice

They suspect the cells die off because they need gravity to communicate.

Doctors to test fringe theory that zero gravity kills cancer cells

Space Cancer

After finding that simulated zero gravity killed off cancer cells, a team of doctors wants to send samples up to the International Space Station.

Doctors to Test Fringe Theory That Zero Gravity Kills Cancer Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-27/space-cancer-frontier-uts-cells/11454430">Space the new frontier in the battle against cancer</a> [ABC News]

More on cancer: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/laser-destroy-cancer-cells">New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time</a>

Could the cure for cancer be a space vacation?

Monsanto had a spreadsheet of 23 specific steps it was taking to spin the news cycle in a more favorable direction.

Report: Monsanto paid Google to bury unfavorable news

PR Working Overtime

When journalist Carey Gillam investigated the link between Monsanto weedkillers and cancer, the company worked with Google to discredit her work.

Report: Monsanto Paid Google to Bury Unfavorable News

"I never imagined a multi-billion dollar company would actually spend so much time and energy and personnel on me."

Allergan's implants have been linked to hundreds of cancer cases and at least 12 deaths.

Most people with this rare cancer got a specific breast implant

Global Recall

The FDA just announced a recall of Allergan breast implants, linking the manufacturer to hundreds of cases of a rare cancer.

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