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Around 684,000 women with osteoporosis in Switzerland receive no treatment
Osteoporosis weakens bones and can lead to fractures, but it often develops for years without symptoms.
In Switzerland, around 684,000 women with the condition receive no treatment, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
The extent of undertreatment among men is not known.
From age 50, one in two women and one in five men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime, the Swiss Rheumatism League says.
The league says people often do not get a targeted assessment even after a fracture, which can leave them at risk of further preventable breaks.
It has launched its first national osteoporosis campaign and a new risk check to encourage people to assess their bone health and risk factors early.
The campaign focuses on everyday situations rather than medical imagery.
Around 684,000 women with osteoporosis in Switzerland receive no treatment, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
The Swiss Rheumatism League says osteoporosis is often not recognised or adequately treated in the country.
The scale of under-treatment among men is not known, the league says.
The league is launching Switzerland’s first national osteoporosis campaign to raise awareness of bone health.
It also aims to encourage people to assess their osteoporosis risk early.
- Who
- Around 684,000 women in Switzerland who have osteoporosis are untreated.
- What
- The Swiss Rheumatism League says osteoporosis is often missed and inadequately treated.
- When
- The league announced the campaign around World Rheumatism Day, which was on a Monday.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- Osteoporosis is often not recognised, and people may not receive assessment even after a bone fracture. The campaign aims to raise awareness and encourage early risk checks.
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- Women untreated
- Around 684,000
- Country
- Switzerland
- Men affected by under-treatment
- Scale not known
- Campaign
- Switzerland’s first national osteoporosis campaign
- Fracture risk from age 50
- One in two women and one in five men experience an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime
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