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Do you perform a bone health assessment in men who will be receiving short term androgen deprivation for localized prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

I do not order bone densitometry on patients I am treating with short term (<= 6 months) of AD, unless they have a risk factor like long-term glucocorticoid use or prior fracture. For patients I am treating with long term >=18 months I perform a baseline bone densitometry. If that is normal-mild ost...

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