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Osteoplasty can relieve the pain of metastatic bone disease.(BONES & JOINTS NEWSBRIEFS)

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Many cancers--including those of the breast, bladder, kidney and lung--impact on bone health when cancer metastasizes to the bones (bones are the third most common location to which cancer cells spread). The resulting tumors eat away at the bones, creating holes that make them thin and weak. The condition, called metastatic bone disease, is painful and renders daily activities and sleep difficult. A study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's annual scientific meeting in March 2009 suggests that osteoplasty could be a ...

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