Background The use of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer has increased
substantially over the past 15 years. This treatment is associated with a loss of bone-mineral …

Background: Women with breast cancer who are treated with adjuvant radiation have a
decreased risk of local recurrence but an increased risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease. …

Purpose Adjuvant breast irradiation has been associated with an increase in cardiac mortality,
because left-sided breast radiation can produce cardiac damage. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND The role of androgen deprivation therapy in prostate carcinoma is controversial
in earlier stages of disease. The authors examined the time trends and patterns of use …

Background The association between obesity and mortality is reduced or eliminated in older
subjects. In addition to mortality, disability is an important health outcome. The objectives of …

Background. Cognitive decline and dementia are associated with disability and premature
death in old age. We examined whether low handgrip strength predicts subsequent cognitive …

… Giordano, Zhigang Duan, Yong-Fang Kuo, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, and James S.
Goodwin … Giordano, Zhigang Duan, Yong-Fang Kuo, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, James S …

Background In the background of availability of better treatments for specific liver diseases
and listing of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) as an etiology for liver transplantation (LT), …

Background Readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are common and costly. We examined the effect of early follow-up visit with patient's primary …

Background: Testosterone therapy for older men has increased substantially over the past
decade. Research on the effects of testosterone therapy on cardiovascular outcomes has …