How often do full-body MRIs find cancer?

Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by OptionOfT on Saturday February 14, 2026 @06:15PM (#47019398)

> I do take slight offense to the following at the top of my results:

No offense for me, just confusion. One of the status reports started as follows:

> OptionOfT is a very pleasant 36-year-old gentleman 6 weeks status post left anterior total hip arthroplasty done by Dr. _ on _.

I asked my wife whether I was particularly friendly (I sometimes fail to adjust my demeanor in certain situations).

She said: nah, they write that for everybody.

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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by jmcgough on Sunday February 15, 2026 @01:32AM (#47021541)

The bar is really low for patient behavior. Tbh I find anyone not screaming at me to be pleasant in comparison.

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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by lostlogin on Sunday February 15, 2026 @04:30AM (#47022345)

Some RIS systems make semi form reports with ‘Dear <referrer> thank you for sending <patient> to see us for their <type of imaging> etc etc.

Then you can just tab from field to field when doing the report.

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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by JackFr on Sunday February 15, 2026 @06:27AM (#47022901)

I had a nurse chart “patient ‘feels like a million bucks’” while I was getting an immunotherapy infusion.

She said “It’s just not often I hear that here.”

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