Severity of reduced bone mineral density and risk of fractures in long‐term survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma undergoing guideline‐recommended surveillance for bone health
Bloomhardt HM, Sint K, Ross WL, Rotatori J, Ness K, Robinson C, Carpenter TO, Chow EJ, Kadan‐Lottick N. Severity of reduced bone mineral density and risk of fractures in long‐term survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma undergoing guideline‐recommended surveillance for bone health. Cancer 2019, 126: 202-210. PMID: 31536650, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow bone mineral densityReduced bone mineral densityBone mineral densityLymphoma survivorsMineral densityLumbar spine BMD Z-scoreChildhood leukemia/lymphomaPatient/treatment factorsSpine BMD Z-scoreDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryGuideline-recommended surveillanceBMD Z-scoresLong-term survivorsRisk of fractureCross-sectional studyLeukemia/lymphomaLong bone fracturesX-ray absorptiometrySurvivorship clinicBone healthMultivariable analysisMean ageChronic conditionsMedical recordsWhite race