The clinical relevance of adiposity when assessing muscle health in men treated with androgen deprivation for prostate cancer

Abstract Background Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) may prospectively decrease absolute lean mass (LM) and increase absolute fat mass (FM). Given that estimates of LM by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry may be overestimated in obese people, this study examined the influe...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Owen, Robin M. Daly, Jack Dalla Via, Niamh L. Mundell, Patricia M. Livingston, Timo Rantalainen, Steve F. Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12446