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Would you order a DEXA scan for a cervical cancer patient with osteoporosis?

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Radiation Oncology · Medical College of Wisconsin

This is a great question and one that we should all be contemplating. I do order Dexa scans on all of my post-menopausal patients if they have not had a current baseline. Many of them have lifestyle issues that could also have decreased bone density such as low weight, tobacco and alcohol use, etc. ...

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