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ZOMETA Educational Materials
Novartis, the maker of ZOMETA, brings you these educational materials for you and your patients at risk for skeletal-related events in multiple advanced malignancies. Each of the articles is available in English, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, and Français except where otherwise noted.
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ZOMETA Patient Infusion Checklist
This document provides helpful tips for patients taking ZOMETA.
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ZOMETA Patient Information Leaflet
This document provides a brief summary about ZOMETA.
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Bone Health & Cancer: Questions & Answers
This information sheet clarifies that cancer can spread to bone, lists which cancers frequently have bone metastases, and describes how bone metastases affect the bone. Details of the symptoms, sequelae, and the most frequent locations of bone metastases are provided. Treatment of the resultant abnormal bone is elucidated.
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Dealing With Severe Bone Pain
How tumours cause bone pain is discussed. The multiple methods of treating pain from bone metastases are outlined, including direct therapies, indirect management, and the occasional need for surgery.
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Understanding Hypercalcaemia
Normal calcium metabolism and how derangements can lead to hypercalcaemia are explained. The frequency of occurrence of hypercalcaemia, its symptoms, and available treatments are discussed.
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Pathologic Fractures and What They Mean
This handout provides an understanding of pathologic fractures and their ramifications. The difference between normal bone and bone in areas of bone metastases is described. Bones most likely to fracture are listed, as are the consequences of these fractures.
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Facts About Spinal Cord Compression
A brief description of the anatomic relationship of the spinal cord and column is provided. This is followed by information on how the spinal cord can become compressed, the effects of spinal cord compression, and treatment of spinal cord compression.
