This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Researchers warn that radiation from the machines can increase cancer risk. New Medicare rules aim to make these imaging ...
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Some CT Scans Use Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say; Regulators Want to Know More
About 93 million CT scans are performed every year in the U.S., according to IMV, a medical market research company that ...
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At-home cancer screenings: What you need to know
At-home cancer screening kits, particularly those for colon cancer, have gained traction in recent years. “To my knowledge, ...
A 26-year-old with stomach pain was getting checked for celiac disease. It turned out to be stage 4 colon cancer.
Shannin Desroches was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She had no symptoms for years, experiencing a nagging pain only ...
Mom, 35, with colon cancer details the ‘weird’ symptoms doctors dismissed for months
Jessica Wozniak thought that some of the symptoms of norovirus were lingering. They were signs of Stage 4 colon cancer.
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Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
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 ...
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New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans
The rules, which began rolling out in January, come as researchers raise concerns that excessive CT scan radiation may ...
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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
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 ...
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The Role Of PET/CT Scan In Cancer Treatment
After the scan, the patient is allowed to eat ... In cases of complete remission where the cancer is no longer present, PET/CT is used as a surveillance tool. The questions that frequently pop ...
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Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.
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 have ...