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Adults who had survived childhood cancer faced a higher risk of a first fracture, suggesting the need for bone mineral density surveillance in high-risk childhood cancer survivors.

Smoking and chemotherapy use, among other factors, may heighten cancer survivors risk of frailty-related bone fractures. Prevention strategies, such as exercising more, may help.

In an updated guideline, the American College of Rheumatology made two important updates for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

Iron overload is a clinically important problem, not only in genetically predisposed people but in people who get frequent transfusions, and this study shows increased fracture risk, says an observer.

Weight-bearing activities may strengthen bone and reduce fractures in youth with type 1 diabetes, a small cross-sectional study of girls with or without type 1 diabetes suggests, but more research is needed.

Greater efforts are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old, say researchers.

Patients with untreated hyperparathyroidism are at increased risk for fractures, cardiovascular events, but the risks are reduced when treated with parathyroidectomy.

Patients with cancer who met physical activity guidelines 5 years after diagnosis had a 12% reduced risk for fractures.

Long-term data from a trial of adjuvant denosumab in patients with breast cancer suggest a survival benefit in addition to reduced fractures and increased bone density.

Study finds increased bone mineral density from baseline to 1 year in men with osteoporosis, an ignored population.