Diagnosing & Treatment of Bone Metastases
When breast cancer spreads, one of the first sites it often goes to is bone. The articles below discuss diagnosis and treatment of bone metastases.
Bone metastases, like other types of metastases, are often treated with systemic treatments, such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy (if your cancer is estrogen or progesterone receptor-positive), targeted therapies, and bone-strengthening drugs. Radiation may also be used to treat certain metastatic sites.
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Bone Metastases
- Breastcancer.org: Bone Metastasis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
- Cancer Support Community: When Cancer Spreads to the Bone
- Mayo Clinic: Bone Metastasis: Diagnosis and Treatment
- NPJ Breast Cancer: MBC Patients with Bone-Only Metastases
- Our MBC Life (podcast): Your Guide to Bone Mets: The Basics with Dr. Azeez Farooki and Dr. Monica Fornier
- Susan G. Komen: Bone Metastases And Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Susan G. Komen: Metastatic Breast Cancer in the Bone: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Susan G. Komen: Metastatic Breast Cancer in the Bone: Bone Protection
Treatment Options For Bone Metastases
- American Cancer Society: Treating Bone Metastases
- National Cancer Institute: Radiation Therapy to Control Pain From Bone Metastases
- Breastcancer.org: Bone Metastases: Local Treatments
- Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research: Current Concepts in Bone Metastasis (Science Heavy)
- Metastatic Trial Search: Find clinical trials for MBC with bone metastases
- Our MBC Life (podcast): Your Guide to Bone Mets: Traditional & Innovative Approaches Using Radiation with Dr. Shalom Kalnicki and Dr. Rory Goodwin