Have you been offered a Thyroid Guard for your Mammogram? Increase in Thyroid Cancer blamed on rays
I am not even sure if a Heavy Apron has been put on me for dental XRays, let alone a thyroid guard for mammograms!
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Good find @JennyD78 .... interestingly, my surgeon specialises in both Thyroid and Breast Cancers. He actually said that air hostesses and pilots have more exposure to radiation thru their work than those of us on the ground with dental & mammogram rays. Frequent Flyers also get extra exposure - but unless travelling as often as the Flight Attendants and pilots - are less likely to develop cancers due to in flight exposure.
A good friend who had surgery for BC 10+ years ago was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a year or so after. She had half her thyroid removed - they left the other half as it was too tricky to remove at the time. The other half is currently enlarged & pressing on her oesophagus, kinking it & affecting her speech & eating/swallowing. She's been told if she has it removed, she will have a tracheotomy (permanent hole in the throat) - so she declined the surgery as she is on the water a lot in a kayak and feared drowning if she capsized.
A good friend who had surgery for BC 10+ years ago was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a year or so after. She had half her thyroid removed - they left the other half as it was too tricky to remove at the time. The other half is currently enlarged & pressing on her oesophagus, kinking it & affecting her speech & eating/swallowing. She's been told if she has it removed, she will have a tracheotomy (permanent hole in the throat) - so she declined the surgery as she is on the water a lot in a kayak and feared drowning if she capsized.