Cancer Rates in U.S. Fall – Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday. Advances in cancer screening and treatment have prevented more [...]
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CT Scans Dangerous For Children – A radiology expert is urging doctors to obtain formal written consent from parents before ordering CT scans on children, warning that the risk of a single scan triggering a fatal cancer is 70 times greater than the chance of dying from a general anaesthetic. Soaring rates of CT scan [...]
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