Pelvic fractures and changes in bone mineral density after radiotherapy for cervical, endometrial, and vaginal cancer: A prospective study of 239 women.
Mila P SalcedoAnil K SoodAnuja JhingranPatricia J EifelAnn H KloppRevathy B IyerBryan M FellmanCamilo JimenezKathleen M SchmelerPublished in: Cancer (2020)
A high proportion of women had significant decreases in BMD after pelvic RT, with 7.8% diagnosed with a pelvic fracture. BMD screening and pharmacologic intervention should be strongly considered for these high-risk women.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- rectal cancer
- pregnancy outcomes
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- cervical cancer screening
- randomized controlled trial
- early stage
- breast cancer risk
- locally advanced
- papillary thyroid
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- young adults
- squamous cell
- radiation induced