Prostate cancer hormone therapy and bone loss: Has ADT affected your bone health?

Hi everyone 💙

For many people with prostate cancer, hormone therapy, also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), can be an important part of treatment.

Most people hear about side effects such as hot flashes, fatigue or changes in sexual health.

But there is another effect that may be less obvious: bone loss.

Lowering testosterone over a long period can reduce bone mineral density, which may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.

The difficult part is that you may not actually feel your bones becoming weaker.

Someone can feel relatively well on treatment and only discover reduced bone density during a scan, or after developing back pain or experiencing a fracture.

Hormone therapy can also affect muscle mass and strength, which may make maintaining mobility and preventing falls even more important over time.

💬 We’d love to hear about your experience:

• Did your doctor discuss bone loss before you started hormone therapy?
• Have you had a DEXA scan or another bone density test while receiving ADT?
• Have you noticed changes in your strength, balance or bone health since starting treatment?
• Do you feel there is enough information about the long-term side effects of prostate cancer hormone therapy?

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For anyone currently receiving or who has previously received ADT, your experience could help another member know what questions to raise with their healthcare team.

Was protecting your bone health something you knew to think about when you first started prostate cancer hormone therapy?

With care,

Razar from the Carenity team 💖