Bone Drug Could Help Prevent The Spread Of Breast Cancer

May 17th, 2008 | Category: Breast Cancer

Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Bones are common sites for the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer. Scientists here

found that women treated for stage II/III breast cancer who plus received a bone strengthening drug were less likely to have breast tumor cells growing in their bones after three months.

Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

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