Better to have breast cancer than a hip fracture

breast cancer, hip fracture, osteoporosis

Women over 65 are more likely to die if they have a hip fracture than if they are diagnosed with breast cancer. This finding was presented by a team of investigators at the American Geriatric Society’s annual meeting. In the study, women who had hip fractures tended to be older, better educated, have lower BMI [...]

Preventing osteoporosis

Osteoporosis prevention starts well before the menopausal years, during your late teens, 20s and early 30s, when preventing osteoporosis is the last thing on your mind. Peak bone mass Peak bone mass (PBM) is the amount of tissue in your bones when they are at their most dense. The higher your peak bone mass, the [...]