A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and ...

The radiation from this form of medical imaging may account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses — a figure that puts it in line with alcohol and obesity as a risk factor.

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for ...

A new modeling study estimates that radiation from CT scans performed in the United States in 2023 could eventually cause more than 100,000 cases of cancer. That’s nearly 1 in every 20 new diagnoses — ...

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A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...

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-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually," a recently published study suggested ...

A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease, research suggests, accounting for five percent of new cancer diagnoses.

The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and stomach cancer.