Bone health management of Australian breast cancer survivors receiving hormonal therapy

Rachel Roberts; Michelle Miller; Michael O'Callaghan; Bogda Koczwara

doi:10.1111/imj.12897

Bone health management of Australian breast cancer survivors receiving hormonal therapy

Rachel Roberts, Michelle Miller, Michael O'Callaghan, Bogda Koczwara

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Breast cancer survivors are at risk of bone loss due to hormonal treatment. We conducted a case note audit to investigate patterns of care and adherence to guidelines for initial management of risk of bone loss in 42 women receiving hormonal therapy. All those receiving aromatase inhibitors (n = 14) and 10 on tamoxifen had a bone density assessment. Eleven (26%) women had osteopenia and four (9.5%) osteoporosis. Management was variable and not always aligned with the guidelines.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1182-1185
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	45
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.12897
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015

Keywords

Aromatase inhibitors
Bone
Breast cancer
Osteoporosis

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