Abstract:Background
Pituitary down regulators, aromatase inhibitors tamoxifen and chemotherapeutic drugs, all have a negative impact on bone health in breast cancer patients.
Although trabecular bone accounts for only 20% of skeleton mass, bone resistance depends also on the its micro-architecture, or quality, of, in addition to bone density. The BESTEST® is an innovative and inexpensive diagnostic method that gives an indication of the quality of the bone structure: it measures the weight… Show more
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