Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Painful hip fractures strike breast cancer survivors

Click the link to read the full article.  We can't forget that as survivors, we are fighting to survive our treatments as well as the cancer.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202040942.htm

ScienceDaily (2011-02-02) -- Common drugs used to treat breast cancer combined with the early stages of menopause could be weakening the bones of middle-aged breast cancer survivors. This bone loss may lead to hip fractures and debilitating physical effects, according to a new study.