Full-body CT scans pose high cancer risk
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CHICAGO Full-body computed tomography, or CT, scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released Tuesday in the journal Radiology that raises questions about the growing popularity of these screenings among healthy people.
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COPENHAGEN - Sept. 13, 2004 â- new study shows that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may be better than standard imaging techniques like CT or &quot;CAT&quot; scans in predicting survival in patients with
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THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Combining positron emission tomography (PET) and CT scans can help doctors detect more sites of disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer, identify those patients whose cancer is likely to progress, and influence doctors&#39; management of most patients.
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[Health India]: London, Nov 21 : A new study, conducted by researchers at the Maastricht University in Holland, suggests that people who go to the church every day are at a high risk of getting lung cancer due to the unhealthy air caused by candles and
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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People who have had kidney  transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of  cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a  study published on Tuesday.
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TORONTO -- MRI scans find breast cancer twice as well as traditional screening procedures, a Canadian-led study says, but resear-chers say only the most at-risk women should consider the procedure because of its tremendous false positive rate.
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A new study raises questions about the safety of healthy people undergoing full-body CT screenings to detect disease early on. USA TODAY&#39;s Liz Szabo talked to leading experts about the procedure and the study&#39;s findings.
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Women treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.
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Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
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BOSTON -- Full-body computed tomography, or CT, scans have become an increasingly popular way to peek inside the body for hidden disease.
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Advances in imaging shed light on how the disease develops.
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Larger babies have higher risk of developing certain cancers in adulthood, research suggests.
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CT scans and X-rays are revolutionary, but they carry risks, too, a new study suggests.
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CHICAGO  - Full-body cat scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released that raises questions about the rising popularity of these screenings among healthy people.
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WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can identify an aggressive form of kidney cancer and may eliminate the need for biopsy in some patients, U.S. researchers report.
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The increased risk of cancer  from the radiation used in a CT scan is negligible compared  with the benefits for children who need a scan, according to  investigators at Cincinnati&#39;s Hospital for Children in Ohio.