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Ann, I have wondered about this too? Since I have congential scoliosis. (Curvature of the spine.) I was followed by x-rays throughout my entire childhood. I hated it. I was getting x-rayed ever 3 to 6 months from five years old and on. It wasn't until I was 15 years old I told my Mom I refused to do this anymore. I was fed up with it.
I have always worried about all this exposure to x-rays. I have had some doctors over the years tell me I had nothing to worry about...and others that said differently. I have no cancer in my family on either side. So my first thought when I had it was ALL the x-rays. I had so many x-rays its not funny.
Then I was on the Susan Komen site a week or so back and she had a video up that was all about childern that had alot of exposure to x-rays for things like *scoliosis*. If its on her site...there has to be something to it.
It might NOT be why I have bc...but it sure makes me wonder since it was my upper body/chest area that had more x-rays then I could possible ever count.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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