| Paget's disease is a chronic bone
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| | stiffness * Headache * Bowing
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| disorder that is due to irregular
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| | of the legs * Warmth of skin
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| breakdown and formation of bone tissue.
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| | overlying affected bone
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| Paget's disease can cause bones to expand
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| | Paget's Disease Treatment
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| and weaken and may result in bone pain,
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| | Paget's disease of the breast usually
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| arthritis, bone deformity and fractures.
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| | requires surgery. Which type of surgery
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| It is usually localized to one bone, but
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| | you need depends on the condition of the
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| can involve many bones. Paget's disease
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| | skin around your nipple and how advanced
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| is also known as osteitis deformans.
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| | the underlying cancer is.
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| Paget's disease can cause bones to expand
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| | Surgical options include:
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| and weaken and may result in bone pain,
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| | * Simple mastectomy. This procedure
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| arthritis, bone deformity and fractures.
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| | involves removing your breast, but not
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| Paget's disease is rarely effected people
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| | the lymph nodes in your armpit (axillary
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| under 40. Men and women are approximately
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| | lymph nodes). Simple mastectomy is
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| equally affected. The prevalence of
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| | recommended in cases in which an
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| Paget's disease ranges from 1.5 to 8%
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| | underlying breast cancer exists but it
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| depending on age and country of
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| | isn't invasive breast cancer and it
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| residence. The prevalence of familial
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| | hasn't spread to the lymph nodes.
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| Paget's disease (where more than one
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| | Medicine
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| family member has the disease) ranges
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| | * Bisphosphonates (pronounced
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| from 10 to 40% in different parts of the
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| | by-fahs-fe-nates) are often used to treat
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| world.
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| | Paget's disease. These are a type of
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| Causes of Paget's disease
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| | medicine that can help the body to
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| The cause of Paget's disease is unknown,
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| | produce normal bone.
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| but certain women seem to be at a higher
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| | Prevention
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| risk of developing breast cancer. This
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| | You can't avoid certain risk factors for
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| includes women who have never had
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| | breast cancer, such as your age, genetics
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| children, or had them late in life, women
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| | or family history. But other factors that
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| who started their periods at a young age
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| | could increase your chances of developing
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| or who had a late menopause, and women
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| | breast cancer are well within your
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| who have a strong family history of
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| | control. Healthy lifestyle habits, such
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| breast cancer.
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| | as getting enough exercise, limiting
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| Symptoms
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| | alcohol and eating right, may offer you
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| * Bone pain (may be severe and
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| | some protection from breast cancer.
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| persistent) * Joint pain or joint
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| | Read out for Doctor.
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