The treatment of certain cancers such as prostate cancer or breast cancer may require the use of treatments that can affect hormone levels in men and women respectively. These cancer treatments may lead to bone loss.

People on these medications may experience ongoing bone loss, and some individuals are at risk for more rapid bone loss than others. Risk factors associated with bone loss include being over 65 years of age, history of fractures occurring with minimal trauma such as a fall from standing height, previous history of use of steroid medication such as prednisone, having a parent who had a hip fracture,

You or someone you know may have recently been started on Androgen Deprivation