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Innovative CT scan technique could improve prognosis and treatments for head and neck cancers, new research suggests
Cancers occurring in the mouth ... leading to improved survival outcomes for patients. CT scans are a standard pre-treatment diagnostic tool for patients with HNSCC and are used by oncologists ...
'Full House' star Dave Coulier reveals he's cancer-free, launches new company
Dave Coulier, star of the San Francisco-set TV series "Full House," has revealed that his Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma ...
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This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
CT scans use ionizing radiation, which can damage DNA. While most of the damage is repaired by cells, some errors can cause DNA mutations, potentially leading to cancer down the road. The lifetime ...
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‘Prepared to die,’ Dave Coulier beats Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, gets cancer-free diagnosis
Dave Coulier and his “Full House” family are celebrating the announcement that he has beaten Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The actor ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.
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Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.
Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...
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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
Ongoing research shows it’s probably higher, since far more scans are performed today. The cancer risk from CT scans for any individual patient is very low, although it rises for patients who ...
Innovative CT scan technique could improve prognosis and treatments for head and neck cancers
CT scans are a standard pre-treatment diagnostic ... tool to personalize different treatment options for head and neck ...