Christina Izzo

A new study has confirmed that e-cigarettes are doing more harm than good when it comes to helping cancer patients quit smoking.

More than one-third of patients with breast or ovarian cancer or a family history of those diseases who also saw a genetic counselor did not pursue genetic testing for BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutations

New patient-reported data presented at the 2014 ASTRO Annual Meeting has shown that Manuka honey is not more effective than standard medical care for the treatment of esophagitis pain during radiation therapy.

A new analysis of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-32 trial presented at the ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting offers substantial evidence that treatment with radiation therapy does not increase the incidence of lymphedema in patients with node-negative breast cancer.

A new study from Thomas Jefferson University suggests that observation may not be right for all patients with early stage prostate cancer.

A study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic has found that family conflicts and other nonmedical problems may raise their risk of complications following cancer surgery.

New research suggests that men who aren't well educated about their prostate cancer have a much more difficult time making treatment decisions.

A new study is shedding light on the need for cancer centers to invest more in palliative care services, adequate rooms for dying patients, staff training in end-of-life care, and advanced care–planning standards.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first PD-1 inhibitor to receive approval in the United States and marking yet another milestone breakthrough for patients who once had little hope of surviving this disease.

With more and more data supporting the association between actress Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy and an increase in the amount of patients seeking genetic testing, the attention is on genetic counselors to improve their intake model to more efficiently handle the increased demand.

A new study has shown that while there was an increase in the percentage of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer undergoing a double mastectomy, the increase was not associated with a lower risk of death compared to breast-conserving surgery plus radiation.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released a new clinical practice guideline on the treatment of patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer.

New research has found that high risk and minority women receive better cancer care if they are paired with a patient navigator.

Two studies and a commentary published this week suggest that too much of a good thing can actually be a bad thing when cancer screening is involved.

Even though universal coverage for postmastectomy breast reconstruction is mandated, a new study has found that the majority of women are deciding not to undergo breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that postmenopausal overweight or obese breast cancer patients receiving hormone therapy as part of their treatment who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and a sizable delay in time to cancer recurrence.

Results of a large, pooled analysis indicate that there is a link between a number of common respiratory diseases and an increase in the risk of developing lung cancer.

A new study has found that postmenopausal women who undertook regular physical activity equivalent to at least 4 hours of walking per week in the last 4 years had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those 4 years.

According to a new study by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), nearly 1 in 10 cancer survivors continue to smoke despite the risk of secondary and additional primary cancers.

Several new genetic risk markers in pancreatic cancer have been found, scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced.

A new study has found that standardizing prescribing practices for single-fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for palliation of bone metastases may result in cost savings and an improvement in patients' quality of life.

According to a new study, most women aged 65 and older with non-metastatic breast cancer adhered to their hormone therapy.

A new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that electroacupuncture produces significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety, and depression in as little as 8 weeks for early-stage breast cancer patients experiencing joint pain related to the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs).

Genetics may be to blame for an increase in the number of young men diagnosed with prostate cancer, researchers say.

Researchers now have a better idea of how a mismatch in the DNA repair protein can lead to the development of colorectal cancer.

It was the cancer diagnosis of Nancy Davenport-Ennis' friend that inspired her to open both the Patient Advocate Foundation and National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) back in 1996

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that a negative HPV screening test is better at evaluating cervical cancer risk than a negative Pap test.

Cardiac events associated with trastuzumab (Herceptin) are mostly reversible and outweighed by significant extensions in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

A gel formulation of tamoxifen is equally as effective with fewer side effects when compared with oral tamoxifen in women with ductal carcinoma in situ

Researchers from the nursing school at Case Western Reserve University have found caregivers of terminal cancer patients reported a high degree of satisfaction when they had a team available to them through difficult decisions and end-of-life treatment for their loved one.