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I am pregnant and my husbands mom is on raditation 5 days a week for breast cancer is it safe for me to be around her?

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Yes: The external beam radiation treatments that she is receiving has no affectt on others around her, so you would be fine.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Yes: Radiation is given in a shielded room. When your mother in law gets radiation it's only in the radiation center and when the machine is off there is no more radiation left in her. These x-ray s just go through the breast and don't stay in the breast. You and any child or baby is 100% safe.

Answered 12/8/2016

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Yes: Your family member is not dangerous to you or your baby it would be reasonable since you are pregnant to minimize contact with her though.

Answered 9/7/2019

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