Breast Cancer
Study Data from A.O. Hoff et al Provide New Insights into Breast Cancer
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 24th, 2011
2011 MAR 24 -- Researchers detail in 'Epidemiology and risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients,' new data in Breast Cancer. According to a study from Brazil, "Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), previously an entity associated with radiation therapy to the head and neck, has been observed in patients treated with bisphosphonates. Patients with metastatic breast cancer and myelomatous bone disease, commonly treated with high-potency nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates for a prolonged period of time, have the greatest risk of ONJ development."
"The reported frequency of ONJ ranges from 0.6% to 6.2% in breast cancer and from 1.7% to 15% in...
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