Bone Mineral Density in Prostate Cancer Patients with Drug Induced Hypogonadism - Abstract
Bone loss in patients with prostate cancer undergoing anti-androgen therapy is underestimated by physicians. Osteoporosis is a silent condition that can lead to major fracture events. The osteoporosis’s fractures has as consequence a decrease in a patient’s general health and quality of life, an increase in morbidity and mortality, and an increase in the cost to the health care system. The application of preventive measures to avoid osteoporosis results in a simpler and more cost-effective solution, with few drawbacks to the patient, compared with the cost of treatment for osteoporosis-related fractures.