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Trying to decide treatment options and quality of life after
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They cite 93,000,000 scans and come up with a ‘possible’ 103,000 cases. That’s .001 mathematically. I will take those odds if a scan can find a cancer or malady that might kill me if I was unaware of it.
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Yes, absolutely. I had a CT myself many years ago. I also had serious injury 3 years ago and my primary care offered a CT but warned me that I should think it over since it will expose me to high dose of radiation. I decided to decline CT.
I am just saying that I can not believe what was sated in that Stanford study which Jeff posted : / . If single CT scan can increase a chance of cancer than having 41 EBRT or whatever can not be so harmless - I mean, com'onnnn ???? @@ When one has to do it, one has to do it - it can be obviously lifesaving, but I do not believe it has such a low incidence of complications, that is all .
About 8 years ago, or so, I accompanied my friend to Stanford for some radiology consultations regarding some type of lymphoma she had, I forgot the name ( one that is not lethal) and RO told her that she should not hurry with it since radiation can cause secondary cancers. But at least he was honest.
I think that North's doctor was correct with his information.