Her CT scan confirmed a large, lobulated mass in the retroperitoneum arising from the pelvis. The mass was found to be arising from the sigmoid colon on laparotomy which was excised. Histopathology ...

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

The most common projected cancers were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, and bladder cancer. As for the most problematic type of CT scan, the largest number of cancers — 37,500 — were ...

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 ...

Computed tomography (CT ... scans performed in 2023 alone could eventually lead to approximately 103,000 future cancer cases. These projected cancers would affect various organs, with lung, colon ...

over 90% of CT scans are performed on adults, so it's this group that faces the largest overall impact. The most common cancers linked to CT exposure are lung, colon, bladder and leukemia.

CT (computed tomography ) scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed look inside the body — helping to diagnose ...

Researchers retrospectively analysed data from 368 patients with MSI-H colon cancer across two academic centres. Patients ...

Patients between the ages of 60 and 69 were the age group with the most scans, accounting for nearly ten million in all. The most common projected cancers were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, and ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost.