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Popular CT Scans Could Account for 5% of All Cancer Cases a Year
CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.
Computed tomography (CT) scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. “Given the large volume of CT use in the United States, many cancers could occur in the future if current practices don’t change,” said Smith-Bindman, who is also a member of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and directs the Radiology Outcomes Research Lab. But CTs expose patients to ionizing radiation – a known carcinogen – and it’s long been known that the technology carries a higher risk of cancer.
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