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Increased risk of fracture with prostate Cancer: Scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there
is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. 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. The
results suggest a link between the two diseases, although the underlying
mechanisms are still not yet understood.
The research involved the studied 822 men from Dubbo for nearly 20 years. These
men were all aged 60 or over in 1989 when the study began. Of the 822 men, 43
subsequently developed prostate cancer. Twenty-two of the men received ADT
(androgen deprivation therapy) and 21 did not. Compared to the men without prostate
cancer, those with the disease showed a 50% increase in the risk of fracture.
For those being treated with ADT, the risk increased approximately twofold.
The results have important implications in practice for several reasons. First,
most of the men who developed prostate cancer started out with a higher BMD
(bone mineral density) than average. Second, developing prostate cancer clearly
increased their risk of fracture. Third, ADT treatment doubled their risk of
fracture.
Obviously the higher BMD of the men with prostate cancer did not protect them
against fracture. Exactly what mechanisms are at work are unclear."
Osteoporosis in men often remains untreated, even after a fracture. It is
highly unlikely; therefore, that any of the men at higher risk will be
receiving anti-fracture therapy. The clear message that comes out of this study
is that men with prostate cancer should consider seeking evaluation for
osteoporosis, particularly if they are being treated with ADT
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