Why you should ask for an MRI to look for cancer!!

There have been cases where multiple biopsies were performed, and they STILL didn't manage to find the cancer that was there.

Some other links on the use of MRIs to assess cancer:

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=breastbimr

https://ccr.cancer.gov/urologic-oncology-branch?qt-lab_branch_patient_tabs=7#qt-lab_branch_patient_tabs

http://www.epostersonline.com/focther2011/?q=node/1597

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/prostate-cancer-now-detectable-241575

http://www.uab.edu/news/focus-on-patient-care/item/5439-new-hope-for-potential-prostate-cancer-patients

https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2014-08-12-mri-guided-prostate-biopsy.aspx

I personally had an MRI performed to determine whether my Prostate Cancer has metastasized outside of the prostate. I'm glad to say that the finding was the it was local to the prostate!!