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When i was you younger (22-25 am 32 now) i had a large number of ct scans, vq scans, etc. , probably 20 or 30 ... how high is my cancer risk now? :(
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Little higher: Slightly higher than the normal population. Follow up with your doctor routinely to prevent things before they happen.
Answered 2/13/2015
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Hard to say.: Evidence on this topic is largely based on survivor data of the wwii atomic bombs in japan. The problem is that a medical scan is not the same thing as being near an atomic blast; this would seem like common sense to me.
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