Women with breast cancer could be undergoing unnecessary surgery after having MRI scans, an expert warned today.
Research has revealed that magnetic resonance imaging is too sensitive and picks up harmless growths in patients who are at an early stage of the disease.MRI scans use strong magnetic fields and radio waves produce a detailed image of the inside of the breast. Unlike X-rays, they do not expose the patient to radiation.
But one study of breast cancer patients being considered for non-surgical treatment found a six per cent increase in mastectomies - or removals of the breast - in those who had a magnetic resonance mammography.
Research has revealed that magnetic resonance imaging is too sensitive and picks up harmless growths in patients who are at an early stage of the disease.MRI scans use strong magnetic fields and radio waves produce a detailed image of the inside of the breast. Unlike X-rays, they do not expose the patient to radiation.
But one study of breast cancer patients being considered for non-surgical treatment found a six per cent increase in mastectomies - or removals of the breast - in those who had a magnetic resonance mammography.
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