CT Scans Linked to 103,000 Annual Cancer Cases in the US, Study Finds

Popular CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and adolescents. But adults also are at risk, since they are the most likely to get scans.

CT scans cause more cancer cases than previously believed, study shows

Radiation from CT scans conducted in 2023 is projected to account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses in the United States — a rate far higher than previously believed, a new study finds.

CT scans could drive 103,000 cancer cases in a year, research warns

CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.

CT Scans Save Lives But Researchers Now Say They Could Also Be Behind 100,000 Future Cancer Cases

The benefits still outweigh the risks, but healthy people should stay away from full-body CT scans.

‘Many cancers could occur’ if CT scan practices don’t change: docs

Physicians say infants and children are the most at risk from harmful CT radiation

CT Scans Could Result in Over 100,000 New Cancers in the US

The number of CT exams performed in the US has jumped over 30 percent since 2007, with about 93 million scans in 2023 alone. That’s nearly one for every three Americans. All the cool kids are getting CT scans. And all the kids with cancer, too, apparently, as a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine posits that it’s at least theoretically possible that around 103,000 of those CT scans in 2023 could contribute to the development of…