Reimbursement for bone loss prevention is different between women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer: time for a revision
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The hormone dependent breast and prostate cancers have in general a very good survival, due to the anti-hormonal treatment. A disadvantage of this treatment is the increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. It is surprisingly to note that denosumab has the same impact on fracture reduction incidence for both sexes, but with different reimbursement criteria. Furthermore there is only reimbursement in case of osteoporosis and not for cancer patients who are at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis. The clinician detects the accelerated bone loss during follow-up, but has to wait until there is osteoporosis. The impact of osteoporosis on the quality of life is severe and underestimated. Management of cancer should not only focus on survival, therefore it is time to reconsider the reimbursement criteria, discuss the willingness of society to pay for bone health and make choices regarding the advice we give to our patients.
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