What is the relationship between radiation and cancer?

How are they related(does radiation cause cancer)?

Radiation such as mircowaves and what not.

What is the relationship between radiation and cancer?
You are using 2 broad terms creating a short question requiring long answers. There are many types of radiation, and almost 300 different types of cancer. Some types of radiations do cause some types of cancers. e.g.



UV rays from sun are a factor in skin cancers.

Excessive X-rays (e.g. from CT scans)

radiation from Radon a factor in lung cancers.

radioactive materials are factor in thyroid and other cancers. Microwaves in major amounts have some evidence to cancer causes.



Radiation is also a treatment for cancers.

Gamma rays for treating cancer such as brain cancer.

radioactive Iodine I131 kills thyroid cells and thyroid cancer.




Too much radiation can cause cancer. It's best to avoid it as much as possible. These days, that can really be a challenge.What is the relationship between radiation and cancer?
Ionizing radiation (high energy, changes the molecules) can damage cells, and if the person is susceptible to letting damaged cells bypass the natural process of cell death, then it can multiply and cause tumours. Ionizing radiation includes ultraviolet, microwaves and gamma rays. Radiation doesn't necessarily CAUSE cancer, but it is a contributing factor.
answer is in Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombingWhat is the relationship between radiation and cancer?
Radiation can cause cancer. It is in high doses. For instance, when there is a nuclear meltdown like Chernobyl, there are large cases of cancer in the people of that area. People who were exposed to large doses of any kind of radiation can develop cancer. Basically it changes the way your cells grow and that can lead to cancer.

Now, microwaves have not been shown to cause cancer yet. But some people think there is a correlation between all of our high tech gadgets and our higher cancer rates.

I have thyroid cancer and my doctors told me it was probably from some radiation exposure I had from CT scans. Now does that mean you will get cancer from one or two CT scans? NO - I had 22 in 30 days - I was dying from an infection from a surgery and they had to use CT scans to guide a drain into place - they moved it every day trying to save my life. These were CT scans with the injectable dye (Which is the radiation I'm speaking of). There has been shown to be a link between these types of tests if you have a lot in a short period of time, and thyroid cancer. I haven't heard about other cancers it can effect or give you a predisposition to.
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