Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

The overall cancer death rate has been on a steady decline—as have smoking rates, with only 11% of Americans now smoking ...

Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore was diagnosed with zero-stage lung cancer in 2023. Here's what the early-stage diagnosis means, how it was treated, and why early detection matters.

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.