Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients ...

The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.

Ongoing research shows it’s probably higher, since far more scans are performed today. The cancer risk from CT scans for any ...

Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...

The rules, which began rolling out in January, come as researchers raise concerns that excessive CT scan radiation may ...

Shannin Desroches was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She had no symptoms for years, experiencing a nagging pain only ...

At-home cancer screening kits, particularly those for colon cancer, have gained traction in recent years. “To my knowledge, ...

CT scans use ionizing radiation, which can damage DNA. While most of the damage is repaired by cells, some errors can cause DNA mutations, potentially leading to cancer down the road. The lifetime ...

Ongoing research shows it’s probably higher, since far more scans are performed today. The cancer risk from CT scans for any individual patient is very low, although it rises for patients who ...

Solskin/Getty CT scans ‘routinely’ deliver up to three times the radiation they should, which can lead to 36,000 cases of cancer a year. “In the ninety million CT scans performed annually in ...