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Breast Cancer That Is In The Bones Of The Skull
The bones in the body serve several purposes. They support and protect internal organs (for example, the skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the lungs). Muscles pull against the bones to make the body move. Bone marrow (the soft, spongy tissue in the...
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Breast Cancer Treatment and Bone Loss
Source: Breastcancer.org
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