Study group (number)
Gender Males 10
Females 22
Age (yrs) 44-60 7
60-70 16
70-83 9
Smoking habit No 20
<15/day 9
>15/day 3
Other medications Steroids 11
Chemotherapy 4
Primary disease Prostatic carcinoma 6
Breast carcinoma 5
Multiple myeloma 14
Lung carcinoma 4
Ovarian carcinoma 3
Drug prescribed Zoledronic acid 26
Pamidronate 6