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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

Denosumab delayed time to first skeletal-related side effect

For patients with breast cancer and bone metastases, denosumab delayed skeletal-related side effects five months longer compared to those on zoledronic acid, according to results presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bone drug suppresses wandering tumor cells in breast cancer patients

The bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid (Zometa) can help fight metastatic breast cancer when given before surgery, suggests research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Osteoporosis drug may save lives by strengthening immune system

An osteoporosis drug proven to save lives after hip fractures may do so by strengthening the body's immune system, according to geriatrics researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0