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CT scans might be causing thousands of cancers each year, study finds
A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has raised serious concerns about the risks of using CT scans ...
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Popular CT Scans Could Account for 5% of All Cancer Cases A Year
Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies CT scans ...
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Could CT scans be fueling a future rise in cancer cases, as a new study suggests?
The most common cancers linked to CT exposure are lung, colon, bladder and leukemia ... for example, deliver lower doses of radiation, and MRI scans don't use radiation at all.
Study finds CT scans could be responsible for 103,000 new cancer cases in the US each year
"CT can save lives, but its potential harms are often overlooked," said Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman, the study's lead author ...
CT scans save lives—but may raise cancer risk, warns new study on radiation exposure
The findings suggest that if current scanning rates continue, CT scans could be responsible for around 5% of all new cancer ...
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Popular CT scans could account for 5 percent of all cancer cases a year
Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...
Could CT scans be fuelling a future rise in cancer cases, as a new study suggests?
Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the most to ...