27 авг. 2019 г. · Women with no weakening of bones prior to aromatase inhibitor therapy will have a follow-up scan around one year after starting therapy, and then every one to ...

2 янв. 2023 г. · A DEXA scan should be offered for patients who have been on Letrozole for between three and six months.

9 мар. 2023 г. · I've been on Letrozole for 2 years now and was given a DEXA bone scan before starting medication (baseline reading).

13 сент. 2022 г. · The Dexa scan takes about thirty minutes and I didn't find it uncomfortable, you just have to stay very still.

15 мар. 2022 г. · Hi - is it standard practice to have a bone density scan before starting Letrozole. I had a lumpectomy, lymph node clearance last September ...

18 янв. 2024 г. · I'm on Anastrozole, and found out at my first dexa scan that I had osteopenia, which is the precursor to osteoporosis.

My understanding is that the Dexa scan gives a baseline of bone density before hormone treatment, such as Letrozole, as this medication can impact bone strength ...

16 авг. 2024 г. · yes a dexa scan is required at the beginning of taking letrozole and everyone should be offered one. I take vit D and Adcal because of bone ...

18 авг. 2021 г. · There's been no mention of a DEXA scan, isnt this offered as routine to determine bone density before the hormone therapy begins? The Predict ...

16 сент. 2019 г. · DEXA scans are to determine bone density, to check that you are not developing osteopenia, or osteoporosis. This can happen with Exemestane, and ...