Novel Approach to Outpatient Endometrial Biopsy to Detect Endometrial Cancer.

Objective: To evaluate a new device for obtaining endometrial biopsies which combines global endometrial disruption using a brush with a built-in suction process.

Study Design: Endometrial biopsies were collected, using the GDP-Tao device, from fresh uteri hysterectomy specimens after completion of surgery. Results were compared to final hysterectomy pathology.

High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma.

Purpose: To evaluate our institutional experience combining carboplatin-paclitaxel (C/T) chemotherapy with high-dose-rate (HDR) intra-vaginal brachytherapy (IVB) following comprehensive surgical staging in localized uterine serous carcinoma (USC).

Material And Methods: Institutional chart review identified 56 patients with FIGO 2009 stage I-II USC treated between 2000-2010. Patients underwent total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy, and comprehensive surgical staging including pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection, omentectomy, and peritoneal cytology.

Successful treatment with nab-paclitaxel after hypersensitivity reaction to paclitaxel and docetaxel.

•First case report of successfully treating severe paclitaxel and docetaxel hypersensitivity reaction with nab-paclitaxel•We demonstrated that nab-paclitaxel is a safe taxane chemotherapy treatment option for patients who could not tolerate paclitaxel or docetaxel.

Comparison between 155 cases of robotic vs. 150 cases of open surgical staging for endometrial cancer.

Objective: To compare the outcomes of 155 cases of endometrial cancer who had robot-assisted surgical staging to 150 open cases.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of cases of endometrial cancer that underwent staging two different ways by two surgeons at an academic institution.

Results: Mean age was 62.

Prediction of longevity of volunteer service: a basic alternative proposal.

A problem for many organizations is the low continuity of volunteers. Diverse theoretical models have been developed to explain sustained volunteerism, but most of these models have focused on the study of welfare volunteerism and not have verified whether their results could be generalized to other types of volunteerism. In this study, we propose a basic model to explain sustained volunteerism in any type of volunteerism.

Psychometric comparison of the standard EQ-5D to a 5 level version in cancer patients.

Objective: The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine whether expanding the number of levels (ie, response categories) on the standard 3 level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L) to 5-levels (EQ-5D-5L) would improve the descriptive richness and ability of the measure to discriminate among different levels of health, and 2) to examine the psychometric properties of each EQ-5D version in patients with cancer.

Methods: U.S.