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Received 2.187 msv for a neck ct. could this cause cancer such as thyroid cancer in the future?
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The increase in risk of cancer is not meaningful and not measurable. You can reduce your risk of cancer by adopting healthy habits: Eat a mostly vegetarian diet, avoid alcohol, tobacco and street drugs, avoid excessive exposure to sun, get HPV vaccine, exercise 30 minutes each day, drink enough water so your urine is mostly colorless.
Answered 7/19/2021
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