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If i have had close to 20 ct scans in the past few years & a handful of x rays, does that really mean i'm going to get cancer? they were of my head, chest, & abdomen?

Q: if i have had close to 20 ct scans in the past few years & a handful of x rays, does that really mean i'm going to get cancer? they were of my head, chest, & abdomen?

: Yes, you have higher risk of developing cancer than the average people but it does not mean you will eventually have cancer.

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Yes, you have higher risk of developing cancer than the average people but it does not mean you will eventually have cancer.

Answered 11/17/2022

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A member asked:

If i have had close to 20 ct scans in the past few years & a handful of x rays, does that really mean i'm going to get cancer? they were of my head, chest, & abdomen?

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