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Bone health in adult cancer survivorship.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
January 1, 1970
Maryam B Lustberg et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to summarize the mechanisms of bone loss from cancer treatments and provide screening and treatment recommendations, including calcium supplementation.

Results Summary

The abstract highlights that adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation, along with lifestyle modifications, are preventative strategies for bone loss in cancer survivors. It does not provide specific results on calcium's efficacy but implies its role in bone health.

Population

Cancer survivors at risk of bone loss due to treatments such as surgical oophorectomy, chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure, androgen deprivation therapy, and aromatase inhibitors.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (3)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation
decrease
osteoporotic fracture risk
cancer survivors
-
preventative strategies include
#1
bisphosphonate therapy
decrease
bone loss resulting from cancer treatment
cancer survivors
-
most commonly used agents for management
#2
rank-ligand monoclonal antibody therapy
decrease
bone loss resulting from cancer treatment
cancer survivors
-
most commonly used agents for management
#3
Abstract

Optimizing health outcomes, including prevention of osteoporotic fractures, is essential for promoting the well-being of the growing number of cancer survivors. Medical providers who participate in the care of cancer survivors should be aware that various cancer treatments may cause bone loss, which can increase the risk of subsequent of osteoporosis. Healthy bone remodeling is a balanced and dynamic equation between new bone formation and bone resorption. Aging, natural menopause, and cancer treatments such as surgical oophorectomy, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure, androgen deprivation therapy, and aromatase inhibitors can all promote bone loss. The WHO Fracture Assessment Tool can be used as a clinical aid to assess an individual's osteoporotic fracture risk, with or without bone mineral density measurements obtained from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Preventative strategies include adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation and modifying risk factors such as alcohol intake, tobacco use, and lack of exercise. Bisphosphonate therapy and rank-ligand monoclonal antibody therapy are the most commonly used agents for management of bone loss resulting from cancer treatment. This review will summarize the mechanisms by which cancer treatments cause bone loss as well provide screening and treatment recommendations for the management of bone loss.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Antineoplastic AgentsBone Diseases, MetabolicBone RemodelingFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansNeoplasmsOsteoporosisOvarian DiseasesSurvivors
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations79
Citations/Year6.1
Relative Citation Ratio2.32
NIH Percentile78.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score1.92
Normalized Score0.66
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