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CT scans could be increasing your risk of cancer, new study finds
The NHS carries out around five million CT scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries after an accident and ...
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 ...
Common CT Scans Are Major Cancer Risk, Study Claims
Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans ...
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 may be more harmful than previously thought, UCSF study finds
CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and ...
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If You Smoked, Do You Need a Lung Screening?
Women are frequently advised to schedule their annual mammograms and men a blood test for PSA to screen for prostate cancer. The list of adult screenings also includes a colonoscopy ...