Gold Nanostars, couple of nanometers in size and might take thousands of them to span diameter of human hair and yet could be effective in fighting tumor. Nanotechology has shown a promising offer, a new possibilities for cancer therapy. Photo courtesy of CrystEngComm Blog Since my initial research, searching for efficient ways to address cancer detection has prompted enormous progress. On a global scale, by 2030 there will be 21.7 million new cases of cancer and 13 million cancer-related deaths. This health burden is likely to increase if we fail to make the necessary changes in the early detection of cancer. For years, now, cancer has been studies as a laboratory problem, but, while much has been learned, we are still some distance short of having discovered its cause. This being the case, we must still, perforce, rely upon already existing clinical knowledge-diagnosis, operation, irradiation -the indispensable triad. Of these three the greatest is, "diagnosis;