Cancer treatment may also help osteoporosis
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A drug used to treat bone marrow cancer may also help treat osteoporosis by stimulating stem cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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Dentists may be able to help screen women for osteoporosis by looking at X-rays that they are taking anyway, Japanese researchers said on Tuesday.
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When added to conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone may reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, results of a small study suggest.
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New research shows that a set of simple questions may help primary-care practitioners identify which women would benefit from a more elaborate discussion of tamoxifen, a drug that can help prevent breast cancer.
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Researchers at Stanford University in California suggest cancer cells might be reformed, which could lead to new cancer treatments.
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Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
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Radiation treatments routinely given after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be necessary for women over age 70 if they are taking the cancer drug tamoxifen.
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Osteoporosis drug could give the company its next big winner.
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In women who&#39;ve been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a drug used to  combat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis appears to reduce  the occurrence of osteoarthritis-related damage in the knee,  according to a new report.
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ELEANOR HALL: It&#39;s been found to help ameliorate some of the side-effects of chemotherapy, reduce spasms associated with multiple sclerosis and help patients with chronic pain.
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Hormone therapy used to treat  prostate cancer that has already spread may save patients from  cancer but raise the risk of diabetes and heart disease, U.S.  researchers reported on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ultralow-dose  of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the  rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up  of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an  increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
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A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests.
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An experimental treatment for bone-thinning osteoporosis appears to prevent spine and hip fractures even though it is given only once a year, eliminating the need for a strict daily pill regimen, preliminary data show.
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In a study that could change the way hip fractures are treated, doctors have discovered that giving the Novartis osteoporosis drug Reclast can prevent later fractures and helps patients live longer.
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A small study shows its cancer treatment is comparable to others in terms of usefulness. Safety data is unknown.