News tagged with bone metastases

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Whole body MRI is highly accurate in the early detection of breast cancer metastases

Whole body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be the imaging modality of choice for the detection of breast cancer metastases (when the cancer has spread beyond the breast) as it is highly accurate and can detect bone ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Novel cancer drug has potential, study reports

(PhysOrg.com) -- Monthly injections of the drug in breast cancer patients whose disease had spread to the bone helped reduce pain and prevent complications with less toxicity than current treatments.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bone drug zoledronic acid may help prevent spread of early lung cancer

A drug that is currently used to help treat bone metastases in patients with lung cancer could also be useful at an earlier stage of treatment, to prevent the cancer from spreading in the first place, Italian researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0