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Common test responsible for 103K new US cases of cancer annually
A new study by the Institute of Cancer Research suggests this routine scan is responsible for as many cancer cases as alcohol.
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.
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CT Scans Projected to Result in 100,000 New Cancers in The US
More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...
Radiation from CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests
Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that ...