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What are my chances of developing cancer from 2 ct scans? one was for kidney protocol what does that mean and one was for abdomen pelvic they were 4 years apart. very concerned about cancer
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Zero percent chance: As long as there is a good medical reason for a CT scan, it is fine to do. If repeated scans are planned, to follow some sort of serious illness, a patient can ask his doctor what other options there are, in order to decrease the total number of scans in her lifetime. There is a 0% chance of a typical person getting cancer from two typical CT scans, mathematically rounded of course. No worries.
Answered 11/21/2019
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