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OncologySevere
Bone Metastasis
Nuclear Medicine · Oncology
Severe
Severity
Common in advanced cancer — occurs in a majority of patients with advanced breast or prostate cancer
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Nuclear Medicine
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment aims to control pain
- 2prevent fractures
- 3and manage the underlying cancer
- 4using radiation therapy to relieve localized bone pain and shrink the metastatic lesion
- 5along with bone-strengthening medications such as bisphosphonates or denosumab to reduce the risk of fracture and complications. Systemic treatment of the primary cancer
- 6including chemotherapy
- 7hormone therapy
- 8or targeted therapy
- 9is continued to control disease progression throughout the body. Surgical stabilization with rods or plates may be needed for bones at high risk of fracture
- 10and specialized pain management is an important part of ongoing care.
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