Abstract:Purpose: Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor (AI) are used for hormone therapy for hormone-positive breast cancer, and AI is well known to decrease bone mineral density (BMD). The authors compared the serial BMD of patients with hormone-positive breast cancer to evaluate the preventive effect of AI combined with calcium and vitamin D (Ca/Vit D) supplements.Methods: A total of 249 women with hormone-positive breast cancer who underwent serial BMD assessments between 2011 and 2015 were included. The patients were … Show more
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