bisphosphonates

Randy Sheffield Shares An Important Warning About ONJ

Randy Sheffield, a member of the Malecare Advanced Prostate Cancer Online support group recently has had his fight with advanced prostate cancer made even more complex when he developed Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). ONJ is an uncommon but terrible side effect of taking bisphosphonates. Randy wrote a warning to all the members of the [...]

By |2020-02-04T08:42:16-05:00October 1st, 2014|Advanced Prostate Cancer, bisphosphonates, Bone Health, Bone Mineral Density, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Guest Bloggers, Quality of Life, Uncategorized, Understanding APC, Zometa|0 Comments
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Bone Disease in Men with Prostate Cancer Needs Constant Monitoring

The number of cancer survivors is increasing, soon to be as many of 13 million of us in the world! Bones are often affected in cancer survivors, usually a result of bone metastases, or of anti-cancer therapies which can contribute to bone loss and fragility. Bone disease in cancer survivors can result both from the [...]

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