Cancer patients with bone metastases only "standing still" do.

<p> cancer patients with bone metastases only "standing still" do the three oncologists Detailed guidance of experts Misunderstanding: Internal Medicine Affiliated Cancer Hospital, deputy director of tension <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> bone metastasis of many cancer patients and their families .afraid to hear the news, if detected bone metastases, mean that the patient had "no cure", only "standing still" out? .Over the past decade, many disciplines in the pathogenesis of bone metastases, control methods and other aspects of groundbreaking research. .For example, although the clinical breast cancer patients had bone metastases, but after receiving proper treatment the symptoms will be controlled to improve the quality of life and prolong survival. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> misunderstanding: all advanced cancer bone metastasis <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> bone metastasis is tumor spread to the bone in some way place. .People often think of cancer to bone metastasis occurs late. .In fact, not all advanced cancer bone metastasis occurs, the key depends on what the tumor. .Most vulnerable to tumors of bone metastasis of breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, although the high incidence of bone metastasis, but not all these types of cancer occur in patients with bone metastases. .Breast cancer 50% to 70% of bone metastases, about 30% of lung cancer bone metastases. .And gastrointestinal tumors, such as stomach cancer, liver cancer, the probability of occurrence of bone metastases is low. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> Myth: advanced cancer bone metastases are <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> bone metastases is often said that the advanced stage of cancer has no cure and survival time in days only .calculation. .In fact, bone metastasis is not always in the late case of bone metastasis of lung cancer usually is certainly late, but if a bone metastasis of breast cancer is not advanced, the patient can even survive for several years. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> Myth: the onset of bone pain <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> the beginning of bone metastasis is not a place there will be pain. .Late bone metastasis to the severe pain will appear basic, but not all of the early bone metastases showed pain. .Clinically, some people because of bone metastasis bone pain only to find that some people do not have pain because the doctor only to find bone fractures. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> therapy: diagnosis and timely treatment of bone metastasis bone metastasis <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> addition to pain, dysfunction may also occur, pathological fractures, hypercalcemia complicated by a series of bones .disease, spinal cord compression transfer can also occur even paraplegia. .Patients with bone metastases should be in anti-tumor therapy based on palliative care, to enhance the overall quality of life, and actively prevent fractures and paralysis. .Because once paralyzed patients with bone metastases, life expectancy is greatly reduced. .<wbr> <wbr> <wbr> application of bisphosphonates is a successful palliative care model. .Bisphosphonate therapy is currently the standard treatment for hypercalcemia and bone metastasis of cancer has become the treatment of one of the drugs, can inhibit osteoclast activity due to increased bone resorption caused. .2010 "cancer bone metastasis and clinical diagnosis and treatment of bone related diseases expert consensus" that, once diagnosed cancer bone metastasis, the recommended starting bisphosphonate therapy. .</ P> <p> see the original "Family Health News" March 8, 2011 2 "Medical Guide" <wbr> </ P>.