Effect of androgen suppression on bone mineral density in patients with prostate cancer

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Chernichenko, O.A., Sakalo, V.S., Yakovlev, P.G., Sakalo, A.V., Zhylchuk, Y.V., Zsolt, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2014
• Subjects: Short communications
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145387
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Effect of androgen suppression on bone mineral density in patients with prostate cancer / O.A. Chernichenko, V.S. Sakalo, P.G. Yakovlev, A.V. Sakalo, Y.V. Zhylchuk, A. Zsolt // Experimental Oncology. — 2014. — Т. 36, № 4. — С. 276-278. — Бібліогр.: 14 назв. — англ.

The androgen-suppressive therapy (AST) in patients with prostate cancer (PC) may dramatically affect the bone mineral density (BMD), which puts patients at risk of severe adverse effects, such as weight-bearing bone fractures. Aim: To study the effect of AST on BMD in patients with non-metastatic ho...