Study reveals apparent link between prostate cancer and bone density

Researchers have long known that prostate cancers that spread, or metastasize, often migrate to bone. That idea led a team at the Department of Urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to investigate whether there is a connection between bone characteristics and prostate cancer development and metastasis.

This new research suggests men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease.

The finding, published in the July British Journal of Urology International, could help scientists gain a better grasp on what causes prostate cancer and its spread.