X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

A young woman who overlooked a crucial symptom was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Meagan Meadows, 24, began ...

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT scans. In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from other ...

Denise Lee smoked up to two packs a day for 40 years, but when she quit at 54, Denise made one more lifesaving decision. After seeing an American Lung Association billboard that read "If you smoked, ...

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population, ...

"I was in complete shock. I had a strong feeling it might be, but I was still really scared and upset. The hardest part about ...

Study Shows BDI Screening of Existing Patient CT Scans for Undetected Osteoporosis Also Finds Undetected Cardiovascular Disease Risk – Enabling Prevention of Fractures, Heart Attack and Stroke with ...

A major new study, which has recently begun recruiting, is hoped to lead to earlier detection of lung cancers.