American researchers are making waves again with new diagnostic measures for cancer as seen here.

Now they are using a grouping of cancer cell lines from the National Cancer Institute to develop a system that will match tumor profiles to the treatment and lend a better prognosis for the cancer in question.

This will effectively change the way cancer is treated, as treatment can be developed and begun right at the diagnostic stage. While this is hardly a cure for cancer, this method will definitely improve the prognosis for many patients.