Oncology

Bisphosphonates and Esophageal Cancer

It is well known that oral bisphosphonates can provoke esophageal inflammation; so, researchers have wondered whether these inflammations can be the symptom of cancer onset. Some English researchers have then performed a case-control trial to verify the relation between oral bisphosphonates and gastrointestinal cancers in general: the U.K. General Practice Research database has been used to identify about 16,000 subjects with esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2005.
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