Table 3. Diagnosis of osteoporosis/osteopenia by the cancer survivorship clinic.
| Perceived state of bone density | Patients No. (%) | Examination not ordered or planned for future visit* No. |
Results of examination ordered by survivorship clinic No. (%) |
Proportion of newly diagnosed Osteoporosis/osteopenia No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Osteopenia | Osteoporosis | ||||
| Normal | 10 (4.0) | 4 | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (33.3) |
| Osteopenia | 18 (7.2) | 10 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Osteoporosis | 1 (0.4) | 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Do not know | 221 (88.4) | 105 | 45 (38.8) | 43 (37.1) | 28 (24.1) | 71 (61.2) |
*DEXA bone densitometry was not ordered when patients reported a recent examination, had plans to be examined in other centers, or refused the examination. Some patients planned to be examined at the next visit, which was after the data collection period.