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Ann Acad Med Singap · Jan 2024
Anti-osteoporosis drugs reduce mortality in cancer patients: A national cohort study of elderly with vertebral fractures.
The most prevalent type of fragility fractures is osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs). However, only a few studies have examined the relationship between anti-osteoporosis treatments and malignancy-related mortality following an OVF. The goal of this study is to determine the effect of anti-osteoporosis therapy on mortality in OVF patients with and without cancer. ⋯ Our findings suggest that anti-osteoporosis therapy should be initiated regardless of the presence of cancer in the elderly, as it increases survival following OVFs.