Use of aromatase inhibitors, which are known to reduce endogenous oestrogen levels, as adjuvant therapy had a lower risk of endometrial cancer, compared with that of patients who were treated with tamoxifen, results of a new study show. In this study, Rowan Chleblowski and colleagues (Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA) examined the rec...

Malignant melanoma is an androgen-dependent tumor. Androgen blockade enhances response to the melanoma vaccine. In their study, Zhang et al reported that a history of teenage acne in women may be a novel risk factor for melanoma independent of other risk factors. Acne in women is related to androgens and can be treated with finasteride. Both finasteride and dutasteride prevent the conversion of...