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Study reveals CT scan overuse could account for 1 in 20 new US cancers
A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Traces of Toxic Metals Can Linger in the Body After MRIs—A New Study Explains Why
A new study found that oxalic acid, an organic compound found in humans and many plant-based foods, may also contribute to ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...