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What are the chances of getting cancer from a ct scan with and without contrast in your early 20's if you are female?
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Negligible: The risk is theoretical and is too small to measure. You get plenty of radiation from cosmic rays; you don't see the scaremongers lining their homes with lead to keep them out. If you need a ct scan, don't forego it.
Answered 3/12/2020
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