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radiation causing leukemia
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Mar 16, 2011 - 7:57 am
Has anyone ever heard of someone having throat cancer and getting leukemia from having radiation? Just posting this question as someone I know said this happen to a friend and I haven't heard of that being a side effect...... |
Joined: Dec 2010
Hi L,
It's Candace, I know that in the waiver for RAI treatment (at least for my doctors) it states it greatly increases your chances of getting lymphoma or leukemia in the future. I dont have the exact numbers but look on the PubMed published medical journals on the NCBI website, they may have a publication for this occurrence. Hope this helps....
Joined: Mar 2011
Thanks Candace it does....:)