Testicle removal to treat prostate cancer may increase osteoporosis risk

Bilateral orchiectomy surgery to treat prostate cancer may increase the risk of hip fractures report Swedish researchers. The report in The Journal of Urology claims that the procedure almost doubled the risk of fractures of spine, pelvis, femoral neck, interochanter, thigh and lower leg. Thus it is important that osteoporosis treatment be offered following the surgery to remove the testicles. It was found that 12% of men undergoing the surgery suffered a femoral neck fracture within 10 years compared to roughly 5% in men without prostate cancer or with prostate cancer and without the surgery.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Cancer Page

Related Disease Topics:

• Prostate cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Hip fracture
• Fracture
• Spinal fracture
• Pelvic fracture
• Femoral neck fracture
• Interochanter fracture
• Thigh fracture
• Lower leg fracture

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About: Testicle removal to treat prostate cancer may increase osteoporosis risk

Date: 20 December 2004

Source: Cancer Page

URL: http://www.cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=7839

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Surgery
• Surgery and testicle removal
• Surgery and bilateral orchiectomy
• Cause of prostate cancer
• Cause of osteoporosis
• Cause of hip fracture
• Cause of fracture
• Cause of spinal fracture
• Cause of pelvic fracture
• Cause of femoral neck fracture
• Cause of interochanter fracture
• Cause of thigh fracture
• Cause of lower leg fracture
• Risk and osteoporosis
• Risk and hip fracture
• Risk and fracture
• Risk and spinal fracture
• Risk and pelvic fracture
• Risk and femoral neck fracture
• Risk and interochanter fracture
• Risk and thigh fracture
• Risk and lower leg fracture
• Medication and osteoporosis
• Side effect and testicle removal
• Side effect and bilateral orchiectomy
• Statistics

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