Can a pelvic MRI detect endometrial or cervical cancer?

It can spot changes worth a closer look, like a thickened or irregular uterine lining or a larger mass in the uterus or cervix. Before menopause, a thicker lining is often just part of your cycle. It can't diagnose cancer, though: that needs a tissue sample (biopsy). And a normal result doesn't rule cancer out.

MRI can't see the cell changes cervical screening looks for, so keep up your Pap smear or HPV test. If you bleed after menopause, between periods or after sex, see your gynaecologist now.