Radiation for prostate cancer may increase fracture risk
May 31st, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risksA recent research suggests that prostate cancer patients who undergo three-dimensional external-beam radiation therapy may be at high risk of breaking their hips, but they can take action to strengthen their bones after treatment.
Doctors already know that treatment with androgen-suppression therapy can weaken bones in men. Because maintaining bone health is a very important part of treating prostate cancer patients, doctors must take specific measures with cancer patients who are receiving three-dimensional external-beam radiation therapy.
The study findings were scheduled to be presented Sunday in San Francisco at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.