Wednesday 24 December 2014

Bone drugs may protect against endometrial cancer

Bisphosphonates, which are drugs that treat bone loss, may lower the risk of endometrial cancer, new research suggests. The study found that women taking the drugs had about half the risk of endometrial cancer compared to women who don't take the drugs.

The study appears Dec. 22 in the journal Cancer

The study only found a connection between the bone-preserving medications and reduced risk of endometrial cancer. It did not prove cause-and-effect.

Study mentioned:

Cancer. 2014 Dec 22. Protective effect of bisphosphonates on endometrial cancer incidence in data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial.
Alford SH1, Rattan R, Buekers TE, Munkarah AR.

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