Dr Stephen Pagets in an article published in 1889, in The Lancet, wrote: “While many researchers have been studying the seed, the properties of the soil may reveal valuable insights into the metastatic peculiarities in cancer cases.”
After years of neglect, the field of bone biology is becoming attractive and hence researchers are giving full attention to the topic of bone health which was overdue. Breast cancer is commonly known to spread into the bones. Similarly, treatment for breast cancer can cause osteopenia and osteoporosis in many patients with normal bone.
Therefore, the use of bisphosphonates is commonly recommended in patients at risk of developing skeletal related events. At the recently held SABCS, there were many presentations on their mechanism of action and the role of bisphosphonates in the management of breast cancer.
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Tags: Oncology
