Osteoporosis drug 'doubles cancer risk'

Doctors often prescribe bisphosphonates as a preventative measure for those who might be at a higher risk of osteoporosis
Those who have taken oral bisphosphonates for five years or more are twice as likely to develop the cancer than those who have not, the analysis of medical records found. Every year almost 8,000 people in Britain are diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet cancer, and ...