Preventing Bone Loss After Breast Cancer Treatment Using Osteoporosis Drug

Breast cancer survivors who took a weekly dose of risedronate, sold as Actonel, lost significantly less bone than those who did not take the drug, according to a two-year study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine presented

that week at the 29th annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Susan Greenspan, M.D. [click link for full article]

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

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