Diphosphonate
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| Diphosphonate | |
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| Term | Diphosphonate |
| Short definition | Diphosphonate - (pronounced) (dy-FOS-foh-nayt) drug or substance used to treat hypercalcaemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood) and bone pain caused by some types of cancer. Forms of diphosphonates are also used to treat osteoporosis and for bone imaging. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Diphosphonate - (pronounced) (dy-FOS-foh-nayt) drug or substance used to treat hypercalcaemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood) and bone pain caused by some types of cancer. Forms of diphosphonates are also used to treat osteoporosis and for bone imaging. Diphosphonates inhibit a type of bone cell that breaks down bone. Also called bisphosphonate
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