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Many Osteoporosis Sufferers Left Undiagnosed

  • July 28, 2004

Despite recent gains in the awareness and treatment of osteoporosis, millions of Americans who have the disease remain undiagnosed and untreated and may learn of their condition only when they suffer a fracture, according to a new study. The research group estimates fewer than half of the people who have with osteoporosis have been identified. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become more fragile and prone to break. The study found that 3.5 million patients visited their...