Thursday, June 28, 2012

CT scans raise children's risk for brain cancer, leukemia

From HealthImaging.com (6/6):

Children who received two to three CT scans of the head had a threefold increased risk of developing brain cancer later in life, while five to 10 scans raised the risk of leukemia threefold, U.K. researchers reported in The Lancet. However, they said that the absolute risk of developing cancer is small and that the immediate benefits of CT scans outweigh the long-term cancer risks.

http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=34244%3Alancet-childhood-cts-may-triple-risk-of-some-cancers-but-keep-concerns-in-check

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