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Study shows that prostate cancer increases the risk of bone fracture
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 29th, 2008
Analysis of data from Garvan's Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study suggests that men with prostate cancer face a 50% higher risk of fracture, which increases to nearly doubled risk if they are receiving treatment. The results have just been published online in the prestigious international journal Bone.
"This is a controversial area which has been under discussion for at least three years," said Garvan's Associate Professor Tuan Nguyen, who initiated the study after hearing...
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