N: number of studies included; OR: odds ratio; Ph: p value for heterogeneity; BC: breast cancer; LC: liver cancer; SC: squamous cancer; PB: population-based; HB: hospital-based; *OR with statistical s
BackgroundConcerns have been raised as to the safety of bisphosphonates; in particular a possible link between bisphosphonate use and upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Two published studies using di