N pts Gender Age range Mean age±SD Underlying disease BP type M F 33 14 (42%) 19 (58%) 54-84 71±6 Breast 13(39%) Prost     8 (24%) MM      5 (15%) Lung     5 (15%) Colon    2 (6%) ZA 30 (91%) PA 3 (9%)

Table 2: Characteristics of the patients group enrolled in the present study. N pts number of patients, M male, F female, SD standard deviation, BP bisphosphonate, Breast breast cancer, Prost prostate cancer, MM multiple myeloma, Lung lung cancer, Colon colon cancer.