Can the radiation from a mammogram cause cancer?

Any radiation can.: Radiation exposure is a known risk factors for many cancers, including breast cancer. However, the radiation dose of a mammogram is so low that the benefit of mammography--finding cancers early--far outweighs the risks.

Yes: Mammograms have been fine tuned to expose the breast to very little radiation. But no matter there is a small percent risk of causing cancer that is less than the risk of not catching a breast cancer that is not radiation caused early if you did not do mammograms.

Risk: The estimated Increased cancer risk over baseline from a mammogram is about 0.004%. To put this into perspective, you are about 250 times more likely to die in a car accident, yet most people don't think twice about getting into their car.