[Insight-users] Medcompare - Radiology News : Full-Body CT Screening Increases Risk Of Cancer Death

[Luis Ibanez]

FYI

<http://www.medcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=49073>

> The risk of cancer mortality from a single full-body computed
> tomography (CT) scan is modest, but not negligible, and the risks
> resulting from elective annual scans are much higher, according to a
> study published in the September issue of the journal Radiology.
> 
> The increasing popularity of elective, or self-referred, full-body CT
> screening has raised concerns regarding the radiation-related cancer
> mortality risk associated with full-body CT radiation exposure. Based
> on anecdotal evidence, these scans are performed on asymptomatic
> people to identify a variety of diseases, including colon and lung
> cancer and coronary artery disease.