For the first time, there’s evidence that screening smokers may save them dying of lung cancer.
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Why The Link Between Childhood Cancer and CT Scans May Be Overblown
Another study is adding to the growing body of evidence that CT scans in childhood can be linked to cancer later on.
To Scan or Not to Scan: Largest Study to Date Links Childhood CTs to Increased Cancer Risk
CT scans can reveal a remarkable amount of useful medical information, but more studies underscore the need to balance the benefits of that knowledge with the risks of being exposed to the scans’ small amounts of radiation.
Predicting Heart Attack Risk: A Calcium Test May Help
About 28 million Americans are considered at “intermediate risk” of having a heart attack. A new study suggests adding a CT scan can improve doctors’ ability to gauge these patients’ actual risk
Too Many Scans? Use of CT Scans Triples, Study Finds
The use of CT scans, MRIs and other imaging tests has skyrocketed over the last 15 years, leading some experts to raise alarms over the potential risks of patients’ increased exposure to radiation.
CT Scans in Childhood Can Triple the Risk of Cancer
Children who underwent multiple CT scans had three times the risk of brain cancer and leukemia later on. Overall, however, researchers say the risk of cancer is still small, while getting a necessary scan can potentially save a …
CT Scan Use Soars in Children, Raising Concerns Over Radiation
Bellyaches, head bumps and pain are all ailments that children complain about and parents fret over. But do they always warrant a CT scan in the emergency room?
A Possible Antidote for Radiation Exposure from CT Scans?
With traces of radioactive material from Fukushima appearing in rainwater as far away as Boston, concerns about radiation exposure are at an all-time high. But even if you’re not anxious about contamination from Japan, you may …
Radiation and Kids: X-Rays, CT Scans Are Increasingly Part of Childhood
Some parents are worried about the radiation their children might receive from the new full-body scanners at airports, but they might be better off zeroing in on a more systemic threat — radiation scans conducted for medical reasons.
Combination CT Scans May Make Heart Tests Easier
Heart disease is a nasty enough problem. It would be nice if the tests you have to go through just to get your diagnosis didn’t cause so much unpleasantness of their own. Now they may not have to, thanks to a combination CT scan …
Radiation May Be a Greater Cancer Risk for Adults Than Doctors Thought
From the sun’s ultraviolet rays to the weak cosmic exposure we get on plane flights to the screening tests that doctors recommend, our bodies are constantly bombarded with small but relatively consistent doses of potentially …