KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane hopes to see a turnaround in cancer diagnoses, after years of screening backlogs ...

A newly procured R14 million CT scanner at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital will transform patient care, enabling quicker ...

Medical firm Sunview Medipro International has installed a 128-slice CT scan machine in Lamu County at the King Fahd Lamu ...

Lamu county has received a major healthcare boost following the unveiling of a state-of-the-art diagnostic unit at King Fahad ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

In female patients, breast cancer risk due to CT scans also increased notably (5,700 cases). The researchers linked CT scans to the abdomen and pelvis to 37% of the radiation-induced cancer cases, ...

Deciding whether to get a CT scan is up to you. But it helps to know some context and details, and the right questions to ask your doctor.

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Explore the link between CT scans and cancer risk. Learn about a recent study, potential risks, and the importance of informed decisions.

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to protect yourself.

CT scans performed in the US in 2023 alone could eventually lead to over 100,000 extra cancer cases, a new study claims.

In 2023 alone, Americans underwent 93 million CT scans, a figure that researchers say could result in nearly 103,000 new cancer cases – three to four times higher than previous estimates.