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Study Says CT Scan Could Account for 5% of All Cancer Cases. What Do Radiologists Think?
Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.
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Study quantifies CT scan link to future cancer risk: What to know
More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...
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Pope Francis’ death after respiratory illness: What to know about bilateral pneumonia
Following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, doctors are speaking about the health conditions he ...
Radiation from CT scans could lead to thousands of future cancer diagnoses, study finds
A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.
CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty
The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...
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CT Scans Save Lives But Researchers Now Say They Could Also Be Behind 100,000 Future Cancer Cases
A new modeling study estimates that radiation from CT scans performed in the United States in 2023 could eventually cause ...