ACR Appropriateness Criteria® posttreatment follow-up of prostate cancer.

Although prostate cancer can be effectively treated, recurrent or residual disease after therapy is not uncommon and is usually detected by a rise in prostate-specific antigen. Patients with biochemical prostate-specific antigen relapse should undergo a prompt search for the presence of local recurrence or distant metastatic disease, each requiring different forms of therapy. Various imaging modalities and image-guided procedures may be used in the evaluation of these patients.

Adolescent Caucasian mothers have reduced adult hip bone density.

Objective: To determine the long-term effect of full term teen pregnancy on peak hip bone mineral density.

Design: Longitudinal observational study.

Setting: Academic clinical research center.