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PET CT head and neck cancer diagnosis
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can a CT scan of head and neck completely rule out neck cancer?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What type of cancer should I be concerned about from having a head CT at age 12 and a neck CT with contrast at age 30. I am a 30-year-old female. Worried?
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A 30-year old female asked:
30-year-old female - 1 head CT as an adolescent, 1 neck CT recently. So scared that the radiation from these 2 scans will cause cancer. Please advise?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I had a head CT as an adolescent, and I just recently had a neck CT. I am a 30-year-old female. I am now worried about cancer risk, esp thyroid cancer due to the recent neck CT. Should I be worried?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Swollen neck node for 3 years. Right below ear. Hasn't grown in size last CT showed 8mm. Chances of it being cancer? No night sweats or anything
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A 27-year old female asked:
3months feels like something stuck in throat no other symptoms is this a common sign of mouth or throat cancer? Smoker. Neg CT scan of soft tiss neck
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A 23-year old male asked:
Chances of cancer after head CT scan? Lately my throat has been feeling sore. Hard to swallow
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A 40-year old female asked:
Calcified nodule on thyroid - slow growing. Not metabolically active on pet/ct however only 7mm so would pet scan detect? Does this rule out cancer?
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A female asked:
My mom had a pet ct scan yesterday to see the enormity of the cancer in her lungs and lymph nodes and is experiencing a nose bleed. Is that normal?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Left ear pain thats off and on. Left neck pain that comes and goes. Sharp pains in throat. Ent and 3 drs. tell me I'm fine. Wont give me a ct/pet scan?
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A 34-year old asked:
If you had 30 xrays from injury and 2 head CT scans is cancer in your future?
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A 40-year old asked:
How dangerous is annual head CT scans for a few years? Can it cause cancer?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How much does my cancer risk increase after a CT Scan of the head as a teenager?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Would a CT Aniogram of the neck show problems with your thyroid/cancer? Or would you need just a normal CT?
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A 29-year old female asked:
29 year old female 2 head CT scans without contrast within 2 months of one another. What is my cancer risk? I have read "small" or "negligible"
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the chances of surviving a diagnosis of head and neck cancer?
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A 41-year old asked:
What cancer would show up on CT scan of neck?
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A 21-year old asked:
How will a physician make a diagnosis of head and neck cancer?
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A 29-year old asked:
How long does it take for a contrast head CT to detect cancer?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I've had 3 CT scans of the head and 2 X-rays am I going to get cancer?!?! :(
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A 37-year old female asked:
Confusing information regarding CT scans. How dangerous are they? I probably have had 15-20 CT head lifetime, not sure. Cancer risk high????
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A 21-year old female asked:
What are the chance of my 13 month getting cancer due to head CT scan ?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the risk for cancer from single head CT scan if CT scan is done on baby?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I read head ct scan cause cancer is that true? And when should the cancer appear if I did it about 8 years ago I'm 21 now
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A 22-year old male asked:
Would a CT scan of my head for an unrelated reason have shown cancer of the sinuses? Or would that require a completely different CT scan?
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A 29-year old male asked:
30 y/o healthy male. Over the past ten years I have had several CT scans: 3 of my head as well as a CT myelogram. Is my cancer risk much higher?
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A 17-year old female asked:
2 CT scans of the head within only two or three months of each other. All because of my health anxiety one was in the ER. Scared I'm gonna get cancer?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Had two head ct scans in ER. One with contrast, one without. Both scans done within two hours of each other. Will I get ct scan induced cancer later in life. Are the risk negligible at my age?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can 2 CT scans of the head cause brain cancer?
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A 29-year old female asked:
If a head & neck CT with contrast didn't show anything 6 months ago, what is the likelihood it would now? Still having pain and still no diagnosis.
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