The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be some 107,320 new cases of colon cancer this year alone.

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT scanning ...

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"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much as 5% of all cancers annually. This is comparative to the cancer risk from ...

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followed by chest CT scans. The most common cancers overall were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and bladder cancer. In female patients specifically, breast cancer was the second most common.

Colon cancer is rising in younger people for ... A computed tomography (CT) scan can also be used to seek out cancerous tissue, but experts say this exam may not detect smaller lesions.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Colon cancer rates are on the rise, especially in people under age 50, and doctors don’t fully understand why. While there’s no clear explanation for the increase ...