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Friday, September 10, 2010

UK Study Revives Theory That Osteoporosis Drugs Cause Esophageal Cancer - OncologySTAT

"A peer-reviewed study based on a massive British database has linked long-term use of oral bisphosphonate drugs to a higher risk of esophageal cancer, contrary to a separate study of the same database released a few weeks ago that found no evidence of increased risk. The competing conclusions have reopened the debate about a class-wide cancer risk, and a label change for the popular osteoporosis agents could be on the table..." cont'd

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