Taking estrogen can slow bone loss. False - Though osteoporosis is most common in women over 55, women as young as 40 can suffer from the disease, as well as men. Women are more susceptible because they have smaller bones, and because they lose estrogen after menopause, which results in bone depletion. This process peaks for most people in their 30s and then begins to decline. Bone depletion accelerates until the age of 60, where it slows but continues.
Most people are unaware they have the disease until it leads to bone fractures or shrinking stature.
True - While estrogen replacement can help prevent thinning bones after menopause, it may not be suitable for every woman. I t is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in America after skin cancer - with over 200,000 new cases per year nationwide. It is highly curable when detected early enough. Your risk for prostate cancer doubles if you have a father or brother who had it. Benign enlargement of the prostate gland, a common condition many men face by age 50, does not increase your risk for prostate cancer.