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CT Scans Can Increase Your Cancer Risk
CT scan radiation is expected to cause about 103,000 future cancers among the 61.5 million people who received a CT in 2023, ...
Are CT Scans Causing Cancer? Startling Discovery Links Them to 100,000 Cases Annually in the US
A new study warns routine CT scans may cause 100,000 US cancer cases yearly, including 10,000 in kids. This raises concerns ...
The truth about CT scans: The common health check could drive 103,000 cancer cases, research warns
CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.
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 ...
CT scan warning after doctors raise serious concerns about cancer risk
While the number of annual CT scans, or computed tomography scans, has surged by 30 percent in the U.S. since 2007, it has ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Common medical test linked to 5% of cancers, study suggests: ‘Use them wisely’
CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions, but they could pose a hidden risk. Doctors discuss.