Identifying patients by education and race may be useful in targeting interventions and tracking cancer disparities. Journal of the National Cancer Institute
A large French cohort study provides the strongest evidence thus far of a positive association between a history of endometriosis and melanoma risk, as well as an association with fibroma. Medscape Medical News
Based on findings from a Dutch study, patients with venous leg ulcers need to be encouraged to comply with compression therapy and to walk more. Reuters Health Information
Switching to another tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonist is more likely than not to be successful in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who fail to respond to an initial TNF-blocker. Reuters Health Information
Imiquimod applied three times a week for 8 or 12 weeks shows some activity against nodular basal cell carcinoma, results of a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology indicate. Reuters Health Information
The FDA has approved diclofenac sodium 1% gel, an expanded indication for meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine, and a new indication for cetuximab injection. Medscape Medical News
In a prospective analysis, smoking was linked to an increased risk for incident psoriasis, and the risk among former smokers decreased to nearly that of never-smokers 20 years after cessation. Medscape Medical News
