Worrying about cancer from CT scans and X rays?

[Ryank65]

New member here and having a little anxiety. Currently a 22 year old male. First I had an abdominal X-ray when I was 20 for a possible hernia. Then a year later I had an abdominal ct scan, in the summer of 2015 when i was 21, for a possible ruptured spleen. Now just 2 months ago I had another abdominal X-Ray a year and 3 months after my Ct scan at the age of 22. These are the only x rays and ct scans I've had in past 10 years. Should I be worried and concerned that these tests will give me cancer like leukemia or lymphoma in the future? I'm worried I have screwed myself.

[Fishmanpa]

Should I be worried and concerned that these tests will give me cancer like leukemia or lymphoma in the future? I'm worried I have screwed myself.

For what it's worth... No. I'm a cancer survivor. Guess what they treated me with? Yep.... besides the chemo, I had radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks and enough to make the skin on my neck peel off, burn my throat to a crisp and shut down my saliva glands for a couple of years. You've had the equivalent of a few days in the sun.

Positive thoughts

[Stecakes]

there is absolutely no scientific evidence at all that ct and X-ray scans increase
risk of cancer,
there's been a peer reviewed medical journal published in the American journal of clinical oncology in February this year of this subject

[lily1]

there is absolutely no scientific evidence at all that ct and X-ray scans increase
risk of cancer,
there's been a peer reviewed medical journal published in the American journal of clinical oncology in February this year of this subject

Is this true? As I too worry about getting cancer from radiation from the mammograms I've had..

The abdomen isn't as sensitive as other tissue to radiation so I think you're be fine. 😊

[Stecakes]

Is this true? As I too worry about getting cancer from radiation from the mammograms I've had..

The abdomen isn't as sensitive as other tissue to radiation so I think you're be fine. 😊

yes it is true , I would never make such a claim if it were not.
I first read it in medicalnewstoday.
the paper is by by professor James welsh , and published in the American journal of clinical oncology. it's an easy enough find.

[Leah88]

yes it is true , I would never make such a claim if it were not.
I first read it in medicalnewstoday.
the paper is by by professor James welsh , and published in the American journal of clinical oncology. it's an easy enough find.

I used to worry about this too after I had a thoracic scan and the student stuffed up and didn't take a clear enough pic so had to take a second one ( gah). Anyway I had a chat to my cousin who is a radiographer and she said she sees people who have weekly cat scans and they are ok. If you go onto radiology sites they can give you an approximate equivalent to background radiation for each type of scan. Also don't read medical news daily. I used to too but decided it tends to pick and choose it's data and contradicts itself every fortnight. You are better off reading from the national health data base research papers. I drank green tea for ages to try and protect myself from background radiation to try and make up for my X-rays. It's a bit retarded but it made me feel better lol Also if you are referring to the same article i am thinking of they only found a very minimal ( almost not statistically relevant) increase in childhood leukaemia from X-rays as babies but that was only because children's cells are still forming not like an adult who already has developed.

[unsure_about_this]

If this is true than most people could get cancer in the future, people have dental xrays, scans everyday. I have had so many xrays dental in my life so for general every couple of years, and a few because of abcesses and when my 2nd teeth were coming from, and xray for the brace i needed.

Also had a number of mri scans because of having NF, I have had a few CT scans, abdominal MRI and spinal MRI because of abdominal pain and spianl MRI because of NF.

Plus one nuclear MRI to see whether a pouch could be seen, as one was possibly picked up for the camera up mybackside,

[Fishmanpa]

Search all you want. There are no documented cases of cancer that were caused by x-rays, CT scans or the like. Like I said, I had enough radiation during my treatment that I glowed in the dark (kidding), but I'm still here

Positive thoughts

[Ar1masenka]

Thank you for the article.

I'm new. Just a bit about me. I was in a very abusive relationship, where I developed bad health anxiety. Since 22, years old. I've had 8 head CT , 2-3 chest ct, 3 abdominal CT. I'm 31 now (29 was my last). Plus many X-rays as I had respiratory infections my hole life. Anyhow, I too am probably glowing.

I'm glad to hear that news though. I'll read through the article now.

Have a good one!
-Adam

[Ryank65]

New member here. Currently a 22 year old male. First I had an abdominal X-ray when I was 20 for a possible hernia. Then a year later I had an abdominal ct scan, in the summer of 2015 when i was 21, for a possible ruptured spleen. Now just 2 months ago I had another abdominal X-Ray a year and 3 months after my Ct scan at the age of 22. These are the only x rays and ct scans I've had in past 10 years. Should I be worried and concerned that these tests will give me cancer like leukemia or lymphoma in the future? I'm worried I have screwed myself by getting all this unnecessary radiation.