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CT Scans Found to Cause Cancer

14 hours ago ago from Agriculture Society

A recent news report has revealed the danger surrounding the risk of developing cancer from CT scans is real. For some years, the medical community has fallen under scrutiny from various people in surrounding communities including patients and folks in the complimentary and alternative health communities about the dangers of excess radiation sourced from procedures and tests. Medical professionals are now admitting that even more ...

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Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows - Los Angeles Times

14 hours ago ago from Z News Today

Daily Mail Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows Los Angeles Times Each year that today's scanners are used, 14500 deaths could result, researchers say. When healthy people are exposed to the radiation, the imaging may create more problems than it solves. By Thomas H. Maugh II Widespread overuse of CT scans and ... Radiation From CT Scans May Raise Cancer Risk NPR CT Scans Linked to Cancer ...

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Studies quantify radiation doses, cancer risks from CT scans | Science Codex

22 hours ago ago from Science Codex | Science news, science articles, all day, every day

RSS Feeds » Sitewide | Earth | Heavens | Body | Brain | Culture | Technology Home Earth Heavens Body Brain Culture Tech Studies quantify radiation doses, cancer risks from CT scans Posted On: December 14, 2009 - 9:30pm Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher ...

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CT Scans Linked to Cancer : The Archives of Internal Medicine

18 hours ago ago from US Post Today.

CT Scans The risk of cancer associated with popular CT scans appears to be greater than previously believed, according to two new studies published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The findings support caution against the overuse of CT scans and other medical technologies that use radiation. The studies also bolstered the rationale behind controversial new breast-cancer screening guidelines, which pushed back the ...

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Thousands of cancer cases from CT? Chicago Sun-Times

20 hours ago ago from Akira Daily News - Today’s News, Sports, Weather, Movies

The Money Times Thousands of cancer cases from CT? Chicago Sun-Times Though CT scans can be an invaluable tool for medical imaging, the doses of radiation patients are exposed to from these scans vary widely and are generally higher than previously thought, according to a study Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows Los Angeles Times CT scans, cancer risk linked Chicago Tribune CT scans increase risk of cancer The ...

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Estimate of risk from CT scans leaps

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Radiation From CT Scans May Raise Cancer Risk : NPR

14 hours ago ago from NPR

Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Radiation From CT Scans May Raise Cancer Risk December 15, 2009 Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET ...

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Radiation From CT Scans Done In 2007 Will Kill Nearly 15,000 This Year: STUDY

20 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

msn.com : Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said Monday. Read the whole story: msn.com

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