Article speaks to repeated scans on children and two particular types of cancers they may be come more prone to due to the CT's. It concludes by saying that both still remain rare even with increased scanning, though the risk does increase.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18342867
Good article from the BBC on the risk of CT scanning.
Dave Hanson
Found lump 18/02/2011
Ultrasound confirmed mass 23/02/2011
CT Abdomen, pelvis, chest (clear) 24/02/2011
Left I/O 1/03/2011
99% Seminoma <1% Unknown germ cell 10/03/2011
Staging T1 - 1A 10/03/2011
2 month - 27/04/2011 - All clear!
5 month - 16/07/2011 - All clear!
9 month - 22/12/2011 - All clear!
14 month - 22/12/2011 - All clear!
Yesterday was history, tommorrow a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the "present"
Article speaks to repeated scans on children and two particular types of cancers they may be come more prone to due to the CT's. It concludes by saying that both still remain rare even with increased scanning, though the risk does increase.
Best,
Zsolt
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another; "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." - C.S Lewis
“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.” - C.S. Lewis
Mass found 11/20/08
Left I/O 11/25/08
Pathology: Seminoma, Stage 1
Surveillance: All Clear since
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