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If u have osteopenia will it turn into bone cancer?

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No: It just means your bone density is lower than other women your age and that you are at increased risk for fractures.

Answered 3/21/2013

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No: No, but it still needs to be treated. Discuss it with your doctor before it gets worse.

Answered 3/20/2013

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No: The condition means that at your age range, and even earlier than this, if one is inactive, the bone start to show this changes. This can be reversed by just being more active - exercise and take enough essential vitamins, particularly vit d and calcium. You will just be fine. - exercise! drbelga.

Answered 3/20/2013

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Family practice : Osteopenia is not in itself associated with bone cancer. But you are in the process in developing osteoporosis. You should take calcium and vit d. Your dr may also want to put you on Fosamax (alendronate) to help prevent progression.

Answered 11/28/2017

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No: However it puts you at risk of fracture. It could progress to osteoporosis. Further increasing the risk of fracture. There are multiple risk factors for fracture. One tool with significant evidence in predicting the risk of fracture is the frax. Treatment will include resistance exercise, calcium with vit d supplements biphosphate_antiresorptives, hrt, calcitonin, raloxifen or teripaitide.

Answered 12/9/2013

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