Bone Cancer After Breast Cancer Posted: 06-26-07 20:50pm
Hello everyone, my aunt had breast cancer
7 years ago was treated by chemo and has
been in cancer free for 7 years untill
now. They just recently dx'd her with bone
cancer after having a Bone scan as well
CT scan. They found lesion on her skull,
spine and pelvis. They also just took a
biospy from the same breast she had cancer
in before.. doc thought it looked and felt
specisious.
My question is after her visit to the
oncol. last week they had told her that
radiation was not an option for her. Does
anyone know why this would be? And it now
seems like they are focusing more on the
breast issue then bone.. she has now even
had a BMB yet?? I am really confused and
we are not really getting much answers I
am very worried about her.
Please any information would be GREAT...
thank you for your time
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Re: Bone Cancer After Breast Cancer Posted: 08-27-07 05:30am
pdrjay4297
wrote:
Hello everyone, my aunt had
breast cancer 7 years ago was treated by
chemo and has been in cancer free for 7
years untill now. They just recently dx'd
her with bone cancer after having a Bone
scan as well CT scan. They found lesion
on her skull, spine and pelvis. They also
just took a biospy from the same breast
she had cancer in before.. doc thought it
looked and felt specisious.
My question is after her visit to the
oncol. last week they had told her that
radiation was not an option for her. Does
anyone know why this would be? And it now
seems like they are focusing more on the
breast issue then bone.. she has now even
had a BMB yet?? I am really confused and
we are not really getting much answers I
am very worried about her.
Please any information would be GREAT...
thank you for your
time
Most doctors feel the most important
treatment for bone metastases is treatment
directed against the cancer rather than
treating only the areas to which the
cancer has spread. This is usually done
with systemic therapies.
Radiation therapy can be used to cure
primary cancers that have not spread too
far from their original site. When a
cancer has metastasized to bones,
radiation is used to relieve (palliate)
symptoms.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
All the best to you and your aunt!
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