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nd. Other factors, including age, ethnicity and depression, were associated with increased risk of fractures among breast cancer survivors. "An increased risk for total fractures was observed in all ages of breast cancer survivors in this study regardless of the time of the breast cancer diagnosis," the researchers state.

"In summary, we found increased fracture risks among breast cancer survivors," the authors conclude. "If our study results are confirmed by others, the excess number of fractures may be as high as 13,000 per year for the two million postmenopausal breast cancer survivors in the United States. Clearly, more research is needed to understand the fracture risk in this special population and to develop strategies to reduce the number of fractures among breast cancer survivors.

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14-Mar-2005

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