The carcinogenicity of alendronate in patients with osteoporosis: evidence from cohort studies.

CONTEXT:Alendronate may relate to the incidence of cancers, especially esophageal and colon cancer. But the results are inconsistent in different studies. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the association between the use of alendronate and the occurrence of different types of cancer. DATA SOURCES:We searched Em...

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Main Authors: Ling-Xiao Chen, Guang-Zhi Ning, Zhi-Rui Zhou, Yu-Lin Li, Di Zhang, Qiu-Li Wu, Tian-Song Zhang, Lei Cheng, Shi-Qing Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4399980?pdf=render