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What is Radition Dose of HRCT chest scan

A pulmonologist prescribed be HRCT chest scanning. Among Chest CT plain and HRCT chest, which scan has more Radition Dose?

Cancer neck node pen and head pen all bo

Neck pen, and neck node pen ,all body slowly pen ,there is problem to eat milk, patient vomiting in nature , fnac test done

Colon cancer

Does he need Chemotherapy according to this report. For further reference I have attached the report

CECT:  Abdomen

Respected Sir/Madam My dad has been suffering from colon cancer for 5 years. Six chemotherapy are already done 5 years ago Now my dad is feeling pain in the left site stomach wall i have done cect report. but i didn't understand anything about this report sir i request you please explain me about this report !!! how is the report!!!! IMPRESSION: Known case of carcinoma sigmoid colon (postoperative status) with recent exploratory laparotomy with partial gastrectomy for fibrotic lesion in the stomach (postoperative HPE negative for malignancy) showing Postoperative changes in the stomach region with adjacent fibrotic bands along greater curvature and rest of features as described above. Mild thickening along the lesser curvature of the stomach in cardiac region. Left renal Bosniak class I cyst.

Enquiry regarding follow up

Hello, I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma this year and had undergone right hemithyroidectomy only without any radiation or chemotherapy. I am completely free of cancer now, but I would like to know if people with thyroid cancer can develop leukemia in their later lives, or do the chance increases to have leukemia. In 2015 I had rheumatic fever and would get bruise like spots as well, and I had completed 5yrs penicillin course till 2020. I used to get bruises still,my mother also has them since we both are anemic. Last yr I had stopped getting them, but recently in 2 months painless little bruises have formed again. My family has no history of leukemia, but my grandfather had lunch cancer. 3 months ago, I had done a blood test, my RBC was 11.7, Neutrophil was 73, Lymphocyte was 24 and Platelet was 2.38 I had done a blood test 2 days ago, my RBC is 12.2, Neutrophil is 62, Lymphocyte is 33 and Platelet is 1.66. I am currently taking Eltroxin 50mcg Kindly help.

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