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Hrct scan of chest
I Had corona with mild symptoms..But then also I went for hrct scan without consultation..My score came 2/25..Now I'm not worried about corona but after knowing that ct scan causes cancer I'm mentally disturb..What are the chances of i getting cancer as it was my 1st ct scan...??
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Dear Sir,
The chances of having a cancer due to a ct scan is very low and doesn't require that much panic. A typical abdominal ct abdomen carries a lifetime cancer risk of 0.05% and that too occurs after a long period of 20 years. Ct chest uses comparatively low doses. The news article was more of an advisory to use ct scans more prudently.
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