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CT Scan Health Risks by postpartumillness.com

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Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 11:25am Found an article with good info as I have had a lot of these over the years. CT Scan Health Risks http://postpartumillness.com/?q=node/318 Read on »

Health Blog : Colon Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy versus CT Scanning by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Sep 2008 2:38pm Link: Health Blog : Colon Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy versus CT Scanning.this article is all about the different types of colon cancer testing Read on »

The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com: "While clinical trials have not shown that stents benefit patients... simply practice medicine the way the health system rewards them to. Given the opportunity to recommend a test for which they will make money, the doctors Read on »

CT Scan and Bone Scan Results by Daria Posted Thu 29 Apr 2010 12:00am TK1258 by pill. I’m hoping I qualify for the study drug because it’s a pill and will give me better quality of life. Well … I’m going to Philadelphia and will deal with all Read on »

CT Scan and Bone Scan by Daria Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am Yesterday I went in for my CT scan and bone scan. First the CT scan and getting an IV. Finding a good vein in my left arm is getting to be a bit tricky so the nurse... then poured me my one liter ‘contrast’ drink and sent me to the waiting room so I could slurp it up. A short time later I had my CT scan. After my CT scan, I went to nuclear Read on »

Went in for scans today. CT scan ... by RCC-Fighter Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm Went in for scans today. CT scan and bone scan, plus labs. I keep hearing about "scanxiety" leading up to the scans and wonder why I manage to avoid feeling any.... Of course, it was impossible to do so during the CT scan because the robotic man-voice kept talking to me. "Breath in...hold your breath...breath" kept me awake what with me being Read on »

Radiation Risks Of CT Scans Need To Be Taught To Patients by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sat 18 Sep 2010 1:22pm as it relates to their health care. People come in all different sizes, and CT scans are obtained of different areas of the body, so routinely radiation doses vary. Unfortunately... Radiation is emitted in various forms. Recently, CT scan radiation has preoccupied (or “absorbed”) the attention of the public and media. As explained: “X rays, γ rays Read on »

CT Scans Could Raise Cancer Risk... by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 17 Jul 2009 10:18pm . It raised questions about typical heart tests. And now, new findings in the Archives of Internal Medicine claim commonly prescribed CT scans could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer. CT scans use radiation to generate a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object and are often used to detect things like brain tumors, stroke, aneurysm Read on »

CT Scans May Pose Less Cancer Risk Than Thought, Study Contends by HealthFinder Posted Wed 01 Dec 2010 12:00pm WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of developing cancer as a result of radiation exposure from CT scans may be lower than previously thought, new research suggests... covering nearly 11 million patients. "What we found is that overall between two and four out of every 10,000 patients who undergo a CT scan are at risk for developing secondary Read on »

CT scans increasing cancer risk by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 Dec 2009 1:00pm Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens...,” the authors of one report write. For example, a chest CT scan exposes the patient to more than 100 times the radiation dose of a routine chest X-ray. “The risks to individuals Read on »