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In a recent article in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a member of a class of drugs known for their ability to help stop bone destruction also reduced the incidence and the number of new bony and visceral (soft tissue) metastases in breast cancer patients at high risk for distant disease.
The drug, oral clodronate, which is not yet available in the United States, is a bisphosphonate -- a Bisphosphonates: Lingering Questions About Their Use