Prevalence of secondary causes of bone loss among breast cancer patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of secondary causes of bone loss among patients with breast cancer with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

Patients And Methods: All women referred to a bone health clinic over a 6-year period for bone evaluation were included in this retrospective study and stratified based on presence or absence of a breast cancer history. The prevalence of secondary causes of bone loss in the two groups was compared.