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Does radiotherapy raise the risk of other cancers?

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Posted 12 Apr 2016 at 05:23

The journal article referenced in the Daily Telegraph is at

http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i851

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Posted 12 Apr 2016 at 09:07

No, not misinterpreted. If the likelihood of the general public of getting bowel cancer is 0.36 per 100 people, and the likelihood for men that have had RT is 0.6 per 100 people, that is an increase in relative risk of 66%

A small risk in the overall picture but significant when you consider how many people have RT

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