Moorhead, MN
A 52-year-old female asked:
I have had 2 ct scans of abdomen area 1 was at 47 the other was at 51 plus 5 mammograms a few dental x-rays and 3 x-rays of abdomen area what are my risks for future cancer?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Not to worry: The increase in risk due to these studies over your baseline risk is not quantifiable and not worth worrying about.
Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Wish you good health!
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Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
Negligible: Diagnostic imaging subjects you to a minimal amount of radiation, just enough to produce the image. Concerns occur when you are exposed to high radiation levels, like at a leaking nuclear power plant. There are risks with everything in life, but what you described does not appear to pose much risk.
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