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Im a her 2 stage 3 breast cancer patient my dr advice me to have zometa every 6 mos . is zometa can help prevent bone metastasize? is it helpful to avoid bone cancer?

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Yes possible: Zometa is uses to prevent osteoporosis and it is not a chemotherapeutic agent . Its uses along with stranded chemotherapy , 41 % time it prevents or delays skeletal related events ( sre ) and 17 % of risk of development of metastasis.

Answered 3/3/2013

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Debatable: There is some suggestion that zometa may prevent development of bone metastases. But it is still not a standard of care because one study suggested a benefit which has not been confirmed in further studies. I will leave it up to the judgment of your oncologist and you

Answered 2/10/2017

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