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Surgery for Bone Metastases? When, Why, and How?

February 21, 2007 - 9:54 am

When is surgery necessary or just particularly helpful for bone metastases? There are situations in which invasive approaches may be appropriate for the long bones (of the arms and legs). First, surgery can be helpful for persistent or increasing pain despite completing palliative radiation therapy. It is also an attractive option for a single […]

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Pain from Bone Metastases: Treatment Approaches, Focusing on Radiation

February 18, 2007 - 7:19 pm

We’ve established that bone metastases are common, and now we’ll talk about approaches to manage pain that often accompanies them. As I mentioned previously, sometimes a metastases occurs in a weight-bearing bone, in which case we often recommend a prophylactic surgical procedure to stabilize the bone at risk for fracture. Radiation can also reduce the […]

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Bone Metastases in Lung Cancer: An Introduction

February 17, 2007 - 4:50 pm

I’ve discussed the general management of metastatic lung cancer, both SCLC and NSCLC, but there are also several common complications that sometimes require particular management. Bone metastases, for instance, may be treated by the same “whole body” approach with chemotherapy that treats other areas of tumor involvement, but may also benefit from additional approaches. Bone metastases are common […]

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