Prostate Cancer Treatment with Radiation Cause Fragile Bones

One of prostate cancer treatment with radiation is three dimensional. However radiation generated can cause fragile hip bones so easily cracked or broken.

The risk of bone fragility in cancer treatment has actually been studied before. Treatment with androgen-suppressing drugs weaken bones in men. While radiation exposure trigger hip fracture in women.

To view the radiation risk in men, as quoted from HealthDay, Monday (05/31/2010), researchers looked at medical records of more than 166 000 cancer patients aged 66 years porstat upward. The data is then compared with the risk of bone fractures.

The risk of hip fractures was observed in bone is directly exposed to radiation. As a comparison, the locations that are not directly exposed to radiation, namely at the wrist were also observed.

After adjusting statistically, factors such as race and age are considered not affect the data. The result, researchers found the risk of hip fracture in the bone increased 58 percent while the wrist there is no increased risk.

"Maintaining healthy bones is one of the most important part in treating prostate cancer," said Dr. Jeff Holzbeierlein, spokesperson for the American Urological Association.

In suppressors of androgens, the risk of bone fragility has been known in advance so there is always a step of anticipate. Given these findings, Holzbeierlein suggested the same steps on treatment with light

radiation.

The results of this study will be presented at the American Urological Association, which takes place this weekend in San Francisco.

The prostate is a gland below the bladder that produces semen men. Cancer that affects the rest of the number three cause of death in men, compared to other types of cancer.

Symptoms that accompany prostate cancer include:

1. Urinary problems, such as pain and hard to control

2. Pain in lower back

3. Pain that accompanies ejaculation