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

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

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.

Based on the number and types of scans people underwent in 2023, the researchers estimated that around 103,000 U.S. cancer diagnoses per year could soon be attributed to CT scan radiation exposure.

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Learn how throat cancer spreads, where it goes, ... Doctors use a few key tools to find out if throat cancer has spread: CT scan or MRI – Looks for tumors in your head, neck, and chest; ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Risks of cancer-causing radiation from X-rays, CT scans 03:00. Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United ...

CT scans cause more cancer cases than previously believed, study shows ... CT scans, which use computer tomography, have increased 30% from 68.7 million in 2007 to 93 million in 2023.

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Considering a trendy whole-body CT scan after hearing celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Jason Bateman tout their benefits? Weigh the ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...