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Study Shows That Radiation From CT Scans May Cause Up To 5% Of All Cancer Cases

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Study Links CT Scans With Risk of Birth Defects. Here's What You Must Know.

Compared to patients who had no CT scans, the risk of pregnancy loss increased by 8 percent for those who had 1 scan, 14 ...
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Hidden Dangers of Medical Scans

What are the side effects of all those medical zaps? — -- intro: Over the past ten years, Jill Nelson, 52, a health coach, personal trainer and counselor in Chicago, has received at least seven ...
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CT scans before pregnancy may increase miscarriage, birth defect risks: Study finds

New research indicates preconception CT scans may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects.CT scans help diagnose ...
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PET-CT Can Detect GCA and Occult Cancer in Asymptomatic PMR

The use of PET-CT scans may help identify subclinical GCA and malignancies among patients with PMR, even in the absence of overt clinical symptoms.