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Im 32. had ct pelvis/and. in nov, then a lung ct to check for pe after surgery. it was fine. scared i'm going to get cancer from them. should i worry?
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No.: the increased risk of cancer from those X-rays is immeasurably low.
Answered 2/9/2015
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