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Bisphosphonates to reduce bone mets
I’d like to share something that I’ve learned from my oncologist. Bisphosphonates are used to reduce bone density loss in people who are being treated with AI for estrogen receptive breast cancer. O...
Hi @Eastmum, I finished chemo in Feb 2017 & have been on Letrozole since. I have mild osteopenia. At my last oncology review in August she suggested Zometa infusions every six months which is a biophosphonate. She mentioned it reduces risk of bone Mets. So I took it on that alone. I had flu like symptoms for 36 hours a day later but it was manageable. I had a check up too at the dentist before.