Bisphosphonates and risk of lung cancer: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract

The association between the use of bisphosphonates (BPs) and the risk of lung cancer has been concerned recently. There is no explicit study indicating that whether the use of BPs would affect the risk of lung cancer. So, we conducted a meta-analysis to figure out the relationship between BPs and lung cancer.We searched the databases of PubMed and Embase. The random effects were used to calculate the pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CIs) for the risk of lung cancer in BPs users compared with non-users. The stability of our results was evaluated by the sensitivity analysis. The publication bias was assessed in our study. The data in our study comes from the public database, therefore ethical approval is not necessary. Also, our study did not involve pat

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature