Breast cancer which commonly happens in women (and if you thought it does not happen to men, you need to correct your assumption!) can make a women change in many ways.
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The disease and the treatment can have certain affects which make the body and bone composition to change.
The decreased bone mineral density can cause osteopenia and osteoporosis.
What is Osteopenia?
Osteopenia refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis. Bone density is a measurement of how dense and strong the bones are. If your bone density is low compared to normal peak density, you are said to have osteopenia.
What is Osteoporosis?
The disease and the treatment can have certain affects which make the body and bone composition to change.
The decreased bone mineral density can cause osteopenia and osteoporosis.
What is Osteopenia?
Osteopenia refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis. Bone density is a measurement of how dense and strong the bones are. If your bone density is low compared to normal peak density, you are said to have osteopenia.
What is Osteoporosis?
The body constantly absorbs and replaces bone tissue. With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn't keep up with old bone removal.
Many people have no symptoms until they have a bone fracture.
Treatment includes medications, healthy diet and weight-bearing exercise to help prevent bone loss or strengthen already weak bones.
What Does Cancer Treatment Do For Bone Mineral Density (BMD)?
Chemotherapy can impact the size of the osteoids, which reduces bone formation and bone size.
Cancer treatment in breast cancer can cause 80% of women to lose bone. Also cancer and osteoporosis can increase risk of falls and fractures!
How Do Prevent & Treat?
Bisphosphonates , a class of drugs, which are either given through injection or oral tablets can reduce osteopenia and osteoporosis.
More Importantly.
Exercise, walking are popular and helpful but you also need resistance training.
What is Resistance Training?
Resistance exercise is any form of exercise that forces your skeletal muscles (not the involuntary muscles of your heart, lungs, etc.) to contract. An external resistance (such as heavy weights) is used to cause the contractions, and those contractions lead to increases in muscular mass, strength, endurance and tone. What can you use for that external resistance? Why, anything you want! You can use dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, your body weight, bottles of water, bricks -- the list goes on and on! As long as the weight causes muscular contractions, it counts as resistance exercise.
Types of Resistance Exercise
There are three basic types of resistance exercises:
There are three basic types of resistance exercises:
- Bodyweight -- This uses only your body weight to force your muscles to contract. It includes exercises like pull-ups, push-ups, and squats.
- Free Weights -- Using dumbbells, barbells and kettlebells helps to increase the strain placed on your muscles, forcing those contractions and building muscle. Free weight training is considered the most effective form of resistance exercise, as it engages secondary muscles (stabilizers) and leads to more effective muscle growth.
- Weight Machines -- Every gym has dozens of weight machines--Pec Deck, Cable Machine, Leg Extension machine, etc. Weight machines are not as effective as free weights, but they are a safer alternative for those who are new to resistance training.
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