Bone metastases: an overview
Bone is a frequent site of metastases and typically indicates a short-term prognosis in cancer patients. Once cancer has spread to the bones it can rarely be cured, but often it can still be treated to slow its growth. The majority of skeletal metastases are due to breast and prostate cancer. Bone m...
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| author | Filipa Macedo Katia Ladeira Filipa Pinho Nadine Saraiva Nuno Bonito Luísa Pinto Francisco Gonçalves |
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| description | Bone is a frequent site of metastases and typically indicates a short-term prognosis in cancer patients. Once cancer has spread to the bones it can rarely be cured, but often it can still be treated to slow its growth. The majority of skeletal metastases are due to breast and prostate cancer. Bone metastasis is actually much more common than primary bone cancers, especially in adults. The diagnosis is based on signs, symptoms and imaging. New classes of drugs and new interventions are given a better quality of life to these patients and improved the expectancy of life. It is necessary a multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with bone metastasis. In this paper we review the types, clinical approach and treatment of bone metastases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cd2b8d97c1b4ca1ae9c84970e3fe2222023-01-03T09:01:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Oncology Reviews1970-55571970-55652017-05-0111110.4081/oncol.2017.321228Bone metastases: an overviewFilipa Macedo0Katia Ladeira1Filipa Pinho2Nadine Saraiva3Nuno Bonito4Luísa Pinto5Francisco Gonçalves6Medical Oncology Department, Portuguese Oncology Institute, CoimbraInternal Medicine Department, Braga Hospital, BragaInternal Medicine Department, Braga Hospital, BragaMedical Oncology Department, Portuguese Oncology Institute, CoimbraMedical Oncology Department, Portuguese Oncology Institute, CoimbraInternal Medicine Department, Braga Hospital, BragaInternal Medicine Department, Braga Hospital, BragaBone is a frequent site of metastases and typically indicates a short-term prognosis in cancer patients. Once cancer has spread to the bones it can rarely be cured, but often it can still be treated to slow its growth. The majority of skeletal metastases are due to breast and prostate cancer. Bone metastasis is actually much more common than primary bone cancers, especially in adults. The diagnosis is based on signs, symptoms and imaging. New classes of drugs and new interventions are given a better quality of life to these patients and improved the expectancy of life. It is necessary a multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with bone metastasis. In this paper we review the types, clinical approach and treatment of bone metastases.http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/321Bone metastasisfracturesbisphosphonatesdenosumabradiotherapy. |
| spellingShingle | Filipa Macedo Katia Ladeira Filipa Pinho Nadine Saraiva Nuno Bonito Luísa Pinto Francisco Gonçalves Bone metastases: an overview Oncology Reviews Bone metastasis fractures bisphosphonates denosumab radiotherapy. |
| title | Bone metastases: an overview |
| title_full | Bone metastases: an overview |
| title_fullStr | Bone metastases: an overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bone metastases: an overview |
| title_short | Bone metastases: an overview |
| title_sort | bone metastases an overview |
| topic | Bone metastasis fractures bisphosphonates denosumab radiotherapy. |
| url | http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/321 |
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