The invention relates to the treatment of cancer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising a micelle construct attached to a curcumin molecule or a pharmaceutical equivalent, analog, derivative, or salt thereof, and a chemotherapy agent. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating cancer by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a micelle construct attached to curcumin or a pharmaceutical equivalent, analog, derivative, or salt thereof, and a chemotherapy agent.
