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CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

The team’s model predicted that approximately 103,000 cancers per year – around 5 percent of the 2 million new cancer ...

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

CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies.

CT scans are vital for effectively diagnosing problems with bones, muscles, organs and blood vessels. But overuse could be ...

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