Hi Mary - The two drugs have different purposes. The manufacturer states that Zometa is not chemotherapy and belongs to a class of drugs called bisphosphonates that are used to reduce or delay complications from bone metastases or bone lesions from multiple myeloma. These drugs reduce the wearing away of bone. Some patients have been on Zometa for as long as two years. Femara lowers estrogen levels in postmenopausal women, which may slow the growth of certain types of breast tumors that need estrogen to grow in the body.
The best person to ask about dosage and frequency would be your doctor because that will be determined by your overall medical history and your current health.
Here's a link to more information about Zometa: http://www.us.zometa.com/index.jsp
Here's a link to more information about dealing with bone cancer: http://www.bonemets.com/index.jsp?usertrack.filter_applied=true&NovaId=4029461981559007251
This link provides information on Femara: http://www.femara.com/index.jsp
Let us know if this helps you, we wish you the best. Pat
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Hi Mary - The two drugs have different purposes. The manufacturer states that Zometa is not chemotherapy and belongs to a class of drugs called bisphosphonates that are used to reduce or delay complications from bone metastases or bone lesions from multiple myeloma. These drugs reduce the wearing away of bone. Some patients have been on Zometa for as long as two years. Femara lowers estrogen levels in postmenopausal women, which may slow the growth of certain types of breast tumors that need estrogen to grow in the body.
The best person to ask about dosage and frequency would be your doctor because that will be determined by your overall medical history and your current health.
Here's a link to more information about Zometa: http://www.us.zometa.com/index.jsp
Here's a link to more information about dealing with bone cancer: http://www.bonemets.com/index.jsp?usertrack.filter_applied=true&NovaId=4029461981559007251
This link provides information on Femara: http://www.femara.com/index.jsp
Let us know if this helps you, we wish you the best. Pat
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