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2017-07-15 13:50:25
Can a lot of session of Hyper Baric Oxygen Therapy cause Lung Cancer? Hyper Baric Oxygen Therapy at 2.4 ata daily for 02 hours for 65 days - can it cause cancer? I read online that Oxygen Free Radical produced during HBOT can damage the genes and cause cancer. Is this true?
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Thats a very rare phenomenon. Mutation must be there and that too germline. Consult for more details.

Answered2017-07-18 14:39:24

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