Abstract

Loss of mental abilities represents a recognized threat to the quality of life of postmenopausal women with advancing age. Most recently, several studies found that younger women with breast cancer after themotherapy and hormonal therapy had reduced mental abilities, such as the ability to remember or concentrate,compared to women who did not undergo these treatments. These studies indicate that the agents used for breast cancer treatment and preventin cause brain damage. In the previous studies, most of the women with mental deficits obtained both chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, so that it is unclear which of the two therapies caused the mental deficits. It is the goal of this study to resolve this question. Even more importantly, tens of millions of healthy women without breast cancer may soon obtain hormonal therapy to prevent future breast cancer; it is therefore extremely important to know whether these drugs cause long-lasting problems with mental abilities. This study is a first step towards and answer to these questions.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR000425-31
Application #
6407274
Study Section
National Center for Research Resources Initial Review Group (RIRG)
Project Start
1977-12-01
Project End
2001-11-30
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
31
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
La Biomed Research Institute/ Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Torrance
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90502

  Publications

Mehta, Puja K; Hermel, Melody; Nelson, Michael D et al. (2018) Mental stress peripheral vascular reactivity is elevated in women with coronary vascular dysfunction: Results from the NHLBI-sponsored Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (CANS) study. Int J Cardiol 251:8-13
Kim, Se-Min; Cui, Jinrui; Rhyu, Jane et al. (2018) Association between site-specific bone mineral density and glucose homeostasis and anthropometric traits in healthy men and women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 88:848-855
Sharma, Shilpa; Mehta, Puja K; Arsanjani, Reza et al. (2018) False-positive stress testing: Does endothelial vascular dysfunction contribute to ST-segment depression in women? A pilot study. Clin Cardiol 41:1044-1048
Shufelt, Chrisandra; Manson, Joann (2018) Managing Menopause by Combining Evidence With Clinical Judgment. Clin Obstet Gynecol 61:470-479
Cherukuri, Lavanya; Smith, Michael S; Tayek, John A (2018) The durability of oral diabetic medications: Time to A1c baseline and a review of common oral medications used by the primary care provider. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab J 2:
Nicholls, Stephen J; Tuzcu, E Murat; Wolski, Kathy et al. (2018) Extent of coronary atherosclerosis and arterial remodelling in women: the NHLBI-sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 8:405-413
Wei, Janet; Bakir, May; Darounian, Navid et al. (2018) Myocardial Scar Is Prevalent and Associated With Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Women With Suspected Ischemia But No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: From the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction Study. Circulation 137:874-876
Elboudwarej, Omeed; Wei, Janet; Darouian, Navid et al. (2018) Maladaptive left ventricular remodeling in women: An analysis from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction study. Int J Cardiol 268:230-235
Shufelt, Chrisandra; Bairey Merz, C Noel; Pettinger, Mary B et al. (2018) Estrogen-alone therapy and invasive breast cancer incidence by dose, formulation, and route of delivery: findings from the WHI observational study. Menopause 25:985-991
Nakanishi, Rine; Baskaran, Lohendran; Gransar, Heidi et al. (2017) Relationship of Hypertension to Coronary Atherosclerosis and Cardiac Events in Patients With Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. Hypertension 70:293-299

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