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	from Pam Stephan Welcome to this week's issue of About Breast Cancer. This week I am looking at bone health and breast cancer. Read about how your estrogen levels affect your bone health and what you can do about rebuilding bone strength.

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Breast Cancer Patients and Bone Loss Prevention Medication
Breast cancer patients with metastasis to the bone may be taking Zometa or Aredia intraveneously, to prevent bone density loss, or bone pain. Recovering breast cancer patients may be taking bisphosphonates in pill form, which gives a much lower dose ... read more

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Chemotherapy Can Cause Loss of Bone Density
Soon after I finished chemo for breast cancer, I had a regular physical exam. My nurse-practitioner decided to send me for a bone density scan, something I had never considered. Why should I worry about my bones, ... read more

Bone Density Scans After Breast Cancer Treatment
If you have been treated for breast cancer with chemotherapy, or if you are taking post-treatment medications for estrogen suppression, it is important to... read more

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