TECHNOLOGY
“ New forms of chemoprevention are being studied to avoid chemotherapy .”
being done to see if this drug can help patients without BRCA mutations .
Bisphosphonates Bisphosphonates are drugs that are used to help strengthen and reduce the risk of fractures in bones that have been weakened by metastatic breast cancer . Examples include pamidronate ( Aredia ) and zoledronic acid ( Zometa ).
Some studies have suggested that zoledronic acid may help other systemic therapies , like hormone treatment and chemo , work better . In one study of women being treated with chemo before surgery , tumors
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