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Test your knowledge of osteoporosis by answering True or False to each question below.

 
 

A woman's risk of hip fracture (broken bone) is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

Severe back pain can be a symptom of osteoporosis.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

The most common places where fractures occur include the back and wrist.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

Osteoporosis only affects only women many years after menopause.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

Primary Care Physicians are one type of doctors who treat osteoporosis.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

A BMD test is a blood test that measures your bone mineral density.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

A change in posture and loss of height are not potential signs of osteoporosis.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

Performing weight-bearing exercise is an important way to rebuild bone strength.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

Some fish are good sources of calcium.

 

 True

 

 False

 
 

The body's ability to absorb calcium is affected by drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes.

 

 True

 

 False

 

 
 
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