Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry assessment of bone health in Australian men with prostate cancer commencing androgen deprivation therapy.
Mariya F HamidAmy HaydenTania MoujaberSandra TurnerHoward GurneyMathis GrossmannPeter WongPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2023)
For about 80% of men with prostate cancer commencing ADT in Australia, therapy initiation was not accompanied by DXA assessment of bone health. Given the excellent long term prognosis for men with prostate cancer and the availability of bone protective therapy, bone health monitoring should be a routine component of prostate cancer care for men receiving ADT.
Keyphrases
- prostate cancer
- dual energy
- bone mineral density
- radical prostatectomy
- computed tomography
- public health
- healthcare
- postmenopausal women
- middle aged
- mental health
- body composition
- soft tissue
- bone loss
- health information
- image quality
- bone regeneration
- stem cells
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- cell therapy
- risk assessment
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- climate change
- smoking cessation