I got a shot full of something that was radioactive & glowed (in 1997), would that cause cancer?

Question

I remember when I had my gallbladder out & the dr inadvertantly left a stone in my body that blocked up my liver. So when I returned (in a lot of pain!) they injected me w/something that made everything glow inside of me & they would be able to see where it was stopped up at. I remember that the syringe was all metal (& am I remembering right that the guy was dressed in protective material? I think so.) They said it was radioactive stuff.
Then, within the year, I developed the first stages of what I later learned was cancer. Could the two be connected? Did they give harmful stuff back in 1995?
Thanks!

Answer 1

injections of radioactive liquids used for medical diagnosis are short half lifes with low energy photon emissions. the likelyhood that the injection caused cancer is remote. Mire likely the cancer would be caused by irritation and subsequent scarring around a defect caused by a gallstone.

Answer 2

I'm not 100% sure but here's my understanding. Radio active stuff has too many electrons from when the atoms split and the electrons took temporary residence on some other atoms. These elements with extra elactrons are radioactive. The extra electrons slowly dissapate and find new homes on your cells in your atoms that make these cells. This messes up the atoms ability to form bonds and act in the way that it should for that cell. This cell is mutated; it loses some function or stops functioning all together. The dead cell is not broken down and disposed of properly. Maybe because it's atoms are still screwy and won't react like they should. Now you have a dead cell or group of cells rotting away inside. The body can't break it down and ditch it so it goes to plan B. Plan B; The body covers it with a hard substance to isolate the rotting mass. Doesn't know when to stop covering it and the tumor grows. Tumor eventually gets big enough to disrupt the function of the organs around it and you got problems.

Answer 3

It may also have been an injection of something that made things show up on X-rays, and not have been radioactive at all. Radiologists wear protective clothing because they are exposed to many many times the dosage of X rays than ordinary people.