Association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality: a community-based cohort study (Yamagata study).

Background: Dairy products are known as health-promoting foods. This study prospectively examined the association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality in a community-based population.

Methods: The study population comprised of 14,264 subjects aged 40-74 years who participated in an annual health checkup.

CADM1 is a diagnostic marker in early-stage mycosis fungoides: Multicenter study of 58 cases.

Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Early-stage MF patches or plaques often resemble inflammatory skin disorders (ISDs), including psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Cell adhesion molecule 1 gene (CADM1), which was initially identified as a tumor suppressor gene in human non-small cell lung cancer, has been reported as a diagnostic marker for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.

Adjuvant therapy with low-dose interferon-beta for stage II and III melanoma: results of a retrospective analysis.

Interferon (IFN)-alfa as an adjuvant therapy has been found to improve relapse-free survival in patients with malignant melanoma (MM). However, the efficacy of IFN-beta has not been studied in detail. This study evaluated the contribution of adjuvant IFN-beta therapy to improvements in the prognosis of patients with MM.

A Rare Case of a Symptomatic Tumor Found in the Groin Area: An Atypical Location Unexposed to the Known Causes.

Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), also known as Gorlin syndrome, is a rare hereditary condition characterized by a wide range of developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to neoplasms. The syndrome consists of early-onset and/or multiple BCC. Herein we report a rare NBCCS case in which the first BCC onset occurred in the groin area.