Cancer Treatment-Induced Bone Loss in Women With Breast Cancer and Men With Prostate Cancer.
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SUBMITTER: Taxel P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007245 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
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Cancer Treatment-Induced Bone Loss in Women With Breast Cancer and Men With Prostate Cancer.
Taxel Pamela P Faircloth Erika E Idrees Sana S Van Poznak Catherine C
Journal of the Endocrine Society 20180521 7
Cancer and cancer therapies can have a negative impact on bone health. Because cancer is a common diagnosis, survivorship concerns for osteoporosis and fragility fractures are an important component of care. This review addresses management of bone health in nonmetastatic cancer survivorship with a focus on breast cancer and prostate cancer. ...[more]
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