Vertebral fractures among breast cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and health services gaps

Vertebral fractures among breast cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and health services gaps

Abstract Background Breast cancer survivors are at high risk for fracture due to cancer treatment-induced bone loss, however, data is scarce regarding the scope of this problem from an epidemiologic and health services perspective among Chinese women with breast cancer. Methods We designed a cross-s...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Hsieh, Qin Wang, Renzhi Zhang, Xin Niu, Weibo Xia, Liana Fraenkel, Karl L. Insogna, Jing Li, Jennifer S. Smith, Chunwu Zhou, You-lin Qiao, Pin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss
Vertebral fracture
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4014-5

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