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if you get more brain mris than most people it could very slightly increase your risk of cancer right?
but would it just increase your risk of brain cancer or would it be any cancer?
just wondering.
i am thinking about this question and i already have cancer. i have osteosarcoma but i was born with hydroceph so i have shunt that i had to get revision surgeries on and lots of mris.
i know that mris and xrays can increase your risk of cancer but i also know the risk is really really really small and the pros outweigh the cons. thats not what im asking. im asking if they increase your risk of a particular cancer, or if it's any
ok cool thanks bob and denise. thats weird then cus ive been told about recommended lifetime maximums before.
say for xrays then, is it just the place you get xrayed?
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh maybe it was ct scans
anyway thank you all for answering :D
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- Bob BLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Not MRI scans.
What you're thinking of are x-rays and CT scans. Those scans involve passing x-ray radiation through the patient, which can potentially cause some damage. Now the actual amount of radiation in most of these scans is very low. A CT scan delivers usually no more than 5 mSv of radiation (which is about equal to your background exposure every year). X-rays even less. So the chances of getting cancer from these scans is extremely low. A single scan won't do anything, although a large number of scans might slightly increase your chance.
MRI's, however, do not use x-rays. They are not known to increase your risk of cancer in any way. You can have as many MRI scans as you like with no known side effects.
- Anonymous9 years ago
will you just think about this question? people who ALREADY have cancer get MRI's regularly...why would a doctor put a patient just getting over cancer in an MRI if it's high risk for giving it to them again?????? yeah...just no.
Source(s): my best friend had brain tumors and is in remission and gets them like 4 times a year. - Anonymous9 years ago
How is it that you know MRIs increase the risk for cancer?
How do people come up with this stuff?
MRI does not use radiation – please explain.
