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Calcitonin

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According to a 2006 (updated in 2015) Cochrane Review, calcitonin does not significantly improve cancer-related bone pain but does increase the risk of side-effects.[1]

  1. ↑ Martinez-Zapata, Maria José; Roqué i Figuls, Marta; Català, Elena; Roman, Yuani; Alonso Coello, Pablo (2006-07-19). "Calcitonin for metastatic bone pain". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003223.pub2. PMC 9676422. PMID 16856000.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
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