Question 231 of 433
Should I get a full-body MRI to look for cancer?
The short answer
For most healthy people, no, for the reasons explained in Part 4: it finds many harmless things and has not been shown to save lives.
The exception is people with inherited cancer syndromes, for whom regular MRI is standard care.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
NOT DEMONSTRATED at average risk; syndrome-specific MRI protocols are supported for selected inherited risks.Evidence grade (draft mapping)FNot demonstrated / insufficientPart 16, Q231 · Part sources
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