Smokers can use a virtual anti-smoking program to help reduce tobacco addiction, according to research published in CyberPsychology and Behavior (2009; 12[5]:477-483).

Women with early-stage HER2-positve breast cancer are at significant risk of recurrence, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2009 Nov 2 [Epub ahead of print].

Patients who are at high-risk for developing lung cancer can be identified through the use of a questionnaire, according to a study featured in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (November 2009;4[11]:1347-1351).

Two FDA-approved drugs may be as effective in treating cervical cancer in human cells as they are in mice, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

Contrary to the belief that sedation is needed for comfort during colonoscopy procedures, a study had shown that unsedated colonoscopy is well accepted by patients.

Exercise can reduce cravings and responses to smoking cues that may cause lapses and relapse among smokers trying to quit, according to a study from the University of Exeter.

Survival rates increase for patients who are treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery, according to results of a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

Patients with acute leukemia who are transplanted with 2 units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have a reduced risk of disease recurrence, according to a study published in Blood (2009;114[19]:4293-4299).

Having low cholesterol levels may reduce a man’s risk for high-grade prostate cancer, according to a study conduced by Johns Hopkins epidemiologists.

Physicians miss opportunities to advise cancer survivor patients to quit smoking, say researchers from the Fox Chase Cancer Center.