Link between High Bone Density and Breast Cancer?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at
11:12 pm
Heidi14 asked:
Any information about links between high bone density and breast cancer? I recently had my bone density checked for Osteoporosis risk using the heel ultrasound, and was off the charts, up around 4.6. Low risk is usually measured as values between 0-2, but anything above zero is supposed to be good.
Any information about links between high bone density and breast cancer? I recently had my bone density checked for Osteoporosis risk using the heel ultrasound, and was off the charts, up around 4.6. Low risk is usually measured as values between 0-2, but anything above zero is supposed to be good.
Tagged with: Breast Cancer • Osteoporosis • Ultrasound
Filed under: Breast Cancer
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Have never heard of a link between high bone density and breast cancer. It doesn’t sound likely, because the highest bone density is found in young people – teen agers – who rarely (if ever) have breast cancer.
Actually there has been a study in older women which has shown that higher bone density can mean higher risk of breast cancer. The reason being that high bone density means a higher response to oestrogen which could feed hormonal breast cancer. I am a 39 year old 6 year survivor and like to keep informed. My bone density (hip area) was off the charts too…. while spinal was below!
You can probably find the study on medical journals online since that is where I get most info.
May you never ever have to go through BC.