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Men with male pattern baldness have a higher risk of dying from prostate cancer.

Monascus helps prevent baldness, prostate issues, and may be a natural alternative to medications.

Both parties agree that cell death is important in the hair cycle, but they have different views on the role of the catagen phase and hair shedding.

People with alopecia have a higher risk of thyroid cancer.

Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a hair loss condition in postmenopausal women, similar to lichen planopilaris, with ineffective treatments.

New methods can diagnose hair loss by examining the scalp and can treat it with a mix of oral and topical medications, along with cosmetic procedures like hair transplants.

Many patients on new leukemia drugs had mild to moderate skin reactions.

Injecting triamcinolone into the eyebrow area may help eyelash regrowth in alopecia areata patients.

Finasteride helps increase or maintain hair in most men but can cause sexual side effects and should not be used by women, especially during pregnancy.

5α-reductase inhibitors help shrink the prostate, improve urinary symptoms, and may reduce prostate cancer risk.

Oral lichen planus can appear before lichen planopilaris.

Patients with multiple superficial venous thrombosis are at greater risk for serious complications like cancer and recurrent blood clots.

Long-term use of oral contraceptives, especially starting before age 20, may increase the risk of early-onset breast cancer.

Lower SMAD2/3 activation predicts more severe skin cancer.

A hand-held dermatoscope helped differentiate between pressure-induced alopecia and alopecia areata in a young patient, who then experienced hair regrowth within a month.

The document suggests a possible link between FAM111B gene mutations and increased cancer risk, particularly pancreatic cancer.

Low-dose naltrexone helps reduce symptoms and slow down lichen planopilaris without side effects.

The document concludes that the skin is a complex organ providing protection, sensation, and healing, with challenges in treating conditions like itchiness.

Breast cancer skin metastases are rare, look different, and can be confused with other skin issues, so a biopsy is needed for accurate diagnosis.

Hair restoration surgery is improving, with less painful techniques like FUE and robotic systems, but they can be costly and require training.

Social or cultural norms, not hair type, more likely influence how often people wash their hair.

Dermatologists should carefully manage hair loss in cancer patients to improve their quality of life.

Using powdered umbilical remnant allograft can effectively treat chronic scalp wounds resistant to traditional treatments.

Topical finasteride/minoxidil is effective but not better than oral finasteride for hair loss.

Increased scalp sweating in frontal fibrosing alopecia may be linked to local skin inflammation.

No FDA-approved treatments for chemotherapy-induced hair loss existed in 2006; more research was needed.

Horizontally sectioned scalp biopsies are more reliable for diagnosing hair loss in women when three samples are taken instead of one.

Androgenetic alopecia involves genetics, hormones, and can be treated with medications or surgery.

Using 5-alpha reductase inhibitors may lower the risk of breast cancer in females.

Scalp tourniquets did not significantly prevent hair loss from chemotherapy.