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Has anyone improved bone density without meds?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 25, 2023 | Replies (487)Comment receiving replies
I just saw an endocrinologist in Rochester Minn. March 2023. I wanted to take Forteo
. He said No . It can cause bone cancer if on it for an extended time. I would hope . They know what the facts are . The internet . Has a lot of fake news . 2 different specialists and my
Family
Dr refuse to order me a prescription for it. Also called Midwest Brain & Spine . Unit for Osteroporosis . . She also said . No .
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@dreamjean1958 have you had metastatic cancer? Radiation? There are certain groups who should not take Forteo or Tymlos. But again not a single human has gotten bone cancer from these meds over the course of 2 years and Forteo is being studied for 36 months. My doctor is chief of endocrinology at a top hospital and I have seen two others as well.
Noone knows what happens after two years. The studies were for two years and that is the prescribed time frame. NOONE has gotten cancer in two years. These meds are most effective the first year.
Rats got bone sarcomas on huge doses. The black box warning for humans have been lifted.
It is possible that in 3, or 4, or 10, or 20 years on these, someone might get cancer. Maybe that is what they meant. But over two years the warning is lifted- no cases at all. Here is just one announcement:
https://professionals.optumrx.com/content/dam/optum3/professional-optumrx/news/rxnews/drug-approvals/drugapproval_forteo_2020-1125.pdf
I am surprised they said no but maybe for an insurance reason? I would clarify all this with the doctor because if they are experts, there may have been some misunderstanding.