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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.