Radio iodine treatment and cancer risk

Hi,I have recently been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to thyroid nodules.I have been offered RAI treatment and was okish about it until I read this article. breast cancer.org. Apparently studies have found that 53percent of pantient 5years after treatment developed breast or stomach cancer.Thats a very high percentage.??

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Asprey,

I'd say that figure is very suspect and exaggerated. Do you have a link to the article?

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No I don't but if you go on Google it comes up.

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Asprey,

If you want people to comment on articles you need to post the link.

[bantam12]

I presume you read this on the breast cancer site, it does say " the fact is that the vast majority of patients treated with radioactive iodine did NOT develop cancer"

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Yes I know,but that does seem quite a lot.

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Asprey,

How is it a lot when it says the vast majority did NOT develop cancer?

[Espisnowwoman]

i was offred that to but i rfused because it could more than that in years to come.