Dr. Jennifer Ligibel talks about her research that shows exercise can reduce drug-related joint pain in breast cancer patients. The research was presented at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. Video Rating: / 5
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Washington University doctors have found that high-dose vitamin D helps relieve joint and muscle pain in breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs. Known as aromatase inhibitors, the drugs are prescribed to treat breast tumors fueled by the hormone estrogen. They are less toxic than chemotherapy, but many patients experience severe musculoskeletal discomfort, including pain and stiffness in the hands, knees, hips, lower back, shoulders and feet.
Dr Dawn Hershmann speaks with ecancer at SABCS 2017 about managing the joint pain of breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors with acupuncture.
She describes how, in a trial against sham acupuncture and waiting-list control, true acupuncture was found to relieve pain and, she hopes, improve treatment adherence.
The short answer to the question, “Can aching joints be a sign of cancer” is yes. Pain in the joints, also called arthralgia, can occur in the hands, feet, knees, hips, shoulders, lower back, spine, and other joint areas of those who have cancer.
Certain types of cancer are more likely to cause joint pain than others. Some examples include the following.
* Cancer that occurs near or in a joint, such as bone cancer.
* Cancer that spreads to the bone from another part of the body (known as metastasis).
* Leukemia, which can cause cancer cells to cluster in the joints.
Aching joints can also be a side effect of cancer treatments. Often, pain goes away following treatment although in some cases, it occurs months or years after cancer treatment ends.
The purpose of this video has been to provide quick, basic answers to the question, “Can aching joints be a sign of cancer?”
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This type of cancer grows in the cartilage cells, the connective tissue, in the body. Chondrosarcoma is typically found in the femur, arm, pelvis, knee and spine. Gregory Domson, MD, explains this bone cancer and the treatment options.
For more information: https://uvahealth.com/services/bone-cancer/chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma is a malignancy. It’s a type of cancer that arises from cartilage cells. So, cartilage is really that kind of smooth surface on the end of your bones that helps with gliding of the joints.
Chondrosarcoma, like most bone cancers, starts with bone pain or a mass. The treatment options for chondrosarcoma are usually surgery alone. Cartilage tumors don’t respond as well to radiation treatment and chemotherapy, and so typically surgery is the standard of care.
Surgery for chondrosarcoma can be radical surgery, like an amputation. It can be limb salvage surgery, where we resect a portion of the bone and reconstruct the bone. Also, it can be less invasive surgery where we scrape out the tumor and reconstruct the bone. Not many surgeons are familiar or very comfortable doing resection of chondrosarcoma and reconstruction once the tumor is out. And so often times they go to a tertiary care center to seek a musculoskeletal oncologist, like myself here at UVA. Video Rating: / 5
