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Health Buzz: Too Many CT Scans Pose Cancer Risk, Studies Say

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I have had so many scans, I couldn't count. Finally read an article from a Radiologist talking about the danger and I now have refused any scan unless I get a very very good reason.
If I even go to doctor amd say something hurts, a scan is ordered along with a RX. Now I surely realize the damage to me and the outrageous cost to Medicare. I have no doubt I will die from much radiation than anything else.

Journe of CA 1:57PM December 17, 2009

Medical decisions always involve weighing the risks and benefits of a procedure or medication. CT scans that will potentially provide life saving information should not be avoided for fear of an assumed small increased risk of cancer.
You can visit www.xrayrisk.com to calculate individual risk based on CT scans or x-rays you have had.

Mike Hanley of SC 9:10PM December 15, 2009