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@callmekate

I was just thinking about Forteo last night, since that was another medication offered to me. I have read that it caused bone cancer in rats, but not in humans, and that makes me nervous because I have already had a weird non-bone cancer (thymus), so wonder if I am more likely to develop another. It feels as if I have no good options, drug-wise, and yet I don't want to break a hip or a shoulder or anything else. My gyno is one of the ones who said no to HRT. I know it won't fix my bones, but it sure wouldn't hurt any, and I felt better when I was on it. Oddly enough, my cardiologist is okay with me trying the Evenity. I see her in a few weeks, so can clarify that with her. No matter what I do, I'll need to see my dentist before I can start, to have my unopposed wisdom tooth out. I'll be calling him today. Thank you so much for your reply. I'm so glad I've found this community. Kate

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Johns Hopkins had this to say:

"Persons with elevated calcium levels, women who are pregnant or nursing, or persons who have ever been diagnosed with bone cancer or other cancers that have spread to the bones, should not use Forteo®. Because long-term treatment effects are not known at this time, therapy for more than two years is not recommended. In animal studies, there was an increase in bone cancer. Although this was not found in humans treated with Forteo, increased risk of developing this cancer cannot be ruled out."