In 1988, at the age of 33, my mother had breast cancer; surgery which removed the breast and ovaries followed, plus 12 sessions of chemotherapy and 5 years on
tamoxifenTamoxifen
Tamoxifen citrate. Last week, 18 years later, she was diagnosed with bone metastases (osteolytic, 7 different locations). Is it possible that the disease is recent - do you know of any such cases - or is it likely that she's had it for a while. What does this mean in terms of life expectancy?
She is currently on Bonefos IV (1500 mg/day; 5x5 mL ampul at a time, once a month; which I think is the
maximumMaximum strength decongestant
Maximum strength wart remover possible dose?) until
ArediaAredia become available to her next month. She also started chemo immediately (
Taxotere) and the doctor said they will continue for 6 sessions before they decide how better to proceed. How long is the treatment with
ArediaAredia recommended to continue for? Are there other treatments that should be considered?
Can we expect the cancer to spread to other
organsOrgan-1 nr too and when/how is it possible to tell if she is responding to treatment? And, in such late case (compared to when the primary cancer was treated) what kind of response can we expect?
Are bone fractures or the disease's spread to other organs the reason for high death incidence in patients with bone metastases?
Any other advice or information that might apply in this case is much appreciated.