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Which women should have assessment of bone loss

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  • which woman should have a baseline assessment of bone loss
    • patients with early invasive breast cancer should have a baseline dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan to assess bone mineral density if they:
      • are starting adjuvant aromatase inhibitor treatment
      • have treatment-induced menopause
      • are starting ovarian ablation/suppression therapy
    • do not offer a DEXA scan to patients with early invasive breast cancer who are receiving tamoxifen alone, regardless of pretreatment menopausal status

Reference:

  1. NICE (June 2023).Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management

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