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Endometriosis is a highly prevalent and often painful gynecological condition that can emerge in adolescence and can be experienced throughout a person's lifetime. This cross-sectional investigation performed structural brain imaging and a …

PURPOSE: To evaluate exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor, as a preventive intervention for endometrial cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: This is a multicenter, single-arm, "window of opportunity" pilot study of exemestane (25 mg daily for 21-42 …

INTRODUCTION: Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is often used to understand the perceptual basis of acute and chronic conditions, including pain. As the need grows for developing a mechanistic understanding of neurological pathways underly…

PURPOSE: To assess whether MUC1 peptide vaccine produces an immune response and prevents subsequent colon adenoma formation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial in individuals age 40 to 70 w…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the leading cause of chronic pelvic pain. Alterations in brain functional connectivity have been reported in adult women with endometriosis-associated pain (EAP), however, it is still unknown if similar patterns…

PURPOSE: Acceptability and uptake of cancer preventive interventions is associated with physician recommendation, which is dependent on physician familiarity with available preventive options. The goal of this study is to evaluate cancer pr…

Claire E Lunde, 1– 3,* Edina Szabo, 1, 4,* Scott A Holmes, 1, 4 David Borsook, 1, 4 Christine B Sieberg 1, 2, 5 1Center for Pain and the Brain (P.A.I.N. Group), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis, affecting approximately 176 million adults and adolescents worldwide, is a debilitating condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus. The condition costs the US economy approximately $7…