Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is associated with significant loss of bone mineral
Published in Blood Weekly, April 6th, 2006
"Osteopenia has been reported in children surviving acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors, apparently as a consequence of therapy. It has been suggested that cranial irradiation may play a role in the development of this complication," scientists in Canada reported.
"In order to explore that possibility, we examined survivors of brain tumors treated with and without radiation in childhood to investigate associations between radiation, osteopenia, physical activity, health status and overall health-related quality of life (HRQL),"...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-04-06)
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