http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/radioactive-iodine-for-hyperthyroidism-increases-cancer-risk.aspxA small but definite increase in thyroid and small bowel cancers was seen in individuals who received radioactive iodine to treat hyperthyroidism. Lancet June 19, 1999 353:2111-5 Dr. Mercola's Comment: I believe that most people with elevated thyroidenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/radioactive-iodine-for-hyperthyroidism-increases-cancer-risk.aspx#200914Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:25:30 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:200914charmela<p>I have Grave&#39;s disease, and refused the I-131 treatment. &nbsp;There are other, and better, ways of treating this problem. &nbsp;I believe mine was caused by mercury amalgams. I had to have half my thyroid removed at the age of 25. &nbsp;I had rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 16. &nbsp;With the amalgam removal, the arthritis vanished. &nbsp;The doctor won&#39;t even speak to me after the I-131 treatment refusal. &nbsp;Some doctors are such buttheads.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=200914" width="1" height="1">