Talk:Waldenström macroglobulinemia

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CAUTION :: Corticosteroids - In the hands of careless physicians, the use of these can quickly lead to serious deterioration of the spinal bones and subsequent disastrous curvature.

Accepted medical guidelines now state that anyone on steroids for >3 months at a dose of 7.5 mg prednisolone or equivalent should have skeletal protection with bisphosphonates. Why are you posting your warning here? It's not the curvature that's a problem, it's the pain. JFW | T@lk 01:47, 26 December 2005 (UTC)