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12/12/07
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Children With Cancer at Risk for Fragile Bones
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Children battling cancer may also have weaker bones, new research shows.
Normally, bones maintain their strength by balancing the processes of laying down materials that give bone its strength and breaking bone down. But certain factors, including menopause, drugs, diet and physical exercise, can influence bone strength. Studies have shown that children with cancers have multiple risk factors for osteoporosis and bone fractures. In their report, to be published in the April 1 issue of Cancer, researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, reviewed the topic of pediatric cancer, bone loss and management. The researchers found that the sedentary behaviors caused by their illness, coupled with the side effects of treatment, leave children with cancer at risk for bone problems during their lifetime Read the Complete Article Similar content: Fragile X Study May Hold Autism Clue, in Autism Obese Children Increased Risk For Death From Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease And Attacks – CHD and Type 2 Diabetics, in Heart Disease Some Female Athletes Risking Weaker Bones, in Arthritis 'High-Trauma' Fractures Tied to Weak Bones, in Arthritis Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer |
