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Extramammary Paget's disease on the scalp can be successfully treated with photodynamic therapy

Photodynamic Tx Viable for Paget’s Disease on Scalp

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Case report describes successful treatment for 86-year-old patient with EMPD on scalp
Chemotherapy at the start of androgen-deprivation therapy can extend the lives of men with metastatic prostate cancer

New Rx Strategy May Up Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy added 14 months to patients' lives in study
Single-stage implant breast reconstruction is a less invasive procedure that may offer good aesthetic outcome with no additional oncologic risk in selected patients

No Increased Risk for One-and-Done Breast Reconstruction

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Single-stage implant procedures after mastectomy may be a good option for selected patients
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy significantly improves survival among women with advanced ovarian cancer; however

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Ups Ovarian Cancer Outcomes

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However, only 41 percent of suitable candidates actually receive the therapy
Use of oral contraceptives

Oral Contraceptives Tied to Long-Term Endometrial CA Protection

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Protective effect seems to linger for decades after contraceptive is discontinued, researchers find
Adults who regularly eat spicy foods appear to have a reduced mortality risk

Spicy Food Consumption Linked to Reduced Mortality Risk

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Regularly eating chili peppers, other spicy foods linked to lower mortality risk during study period
The R-enantiomer of ketorolac is enriched in peritoneal fluids and inhibits peritoneal cell GTPase activity with administration after ovarian cancer surgery

Novel Pharmacological Activity for R-Ketorolac in Ovarian Cancer

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R-enantiomer enriched in peritoneal fluids, inhibits peritoneal cell GTPase activity
The International Staging System combined with chromosomal abnormalities detected by interphase fluorescent in situ hybridization after CD138 plasma cell purification and serum lactate dehydrogenase has prognostic value in newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma

Revised Staging System Prognostic for Multiple Myeloma

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ISS plus chromosomal abnormalities, lactate dehydrogenase prognostic in multiple myeloma
Mobile health short message service text messages can improve medication adherence

Review: mHealth Text Messages Promote Medication Adherence

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Nine of 13 articles show improvement in adherence rates with mobile health text messages
For patients with metastatic melanoma treated with mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors

Factors ID’d for MAPK Treatment Outcome in Melanoma

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Sex, serum lactate dehydrogenase level, BRAF genotype independently associated with survival