Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

First of all I would like to thank you for all you do to assist people with your advice.
I am seeking information for my aunt who is a breast cancer patient. She has metastasis in bones and experiences pain. She was diagnosed in summer 2000 has been on treatment since then (in the chronological order - radiotherapy, surgery - radical mastectomy, chemotherapy (FEM and Tamoxifen. Aredia (Bondronat), Farmarubicin Ftoruracil, Endoxan, Tamoxifen has been replaced with Arimedex. Aredia (Bondronat), Taxol, Farmarubicin. Zoladex

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Dear Natia, Vertebroplasty refers to a procedure in which a needle is placed into the vertebra and a plastic material injected which hardens and supports the vertebra (vertebroplasty). Alternately the collapsed vertebra is restored in height with a balloon before injecting the plastic (kyphoplasty).  At Cleveland Clinic we do use the kyphoplasty procedure as a method of pain relief for breast cancer patients with spinal bone metastasis.  

Zometa is a relatively new biphosphonate.