The most common projected cancers in adults were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, and stomach cancer.

Daniel Jones had eight appointments with doctors before the true cause of his headaches, sickness, and balance problems was ...

Daniel Jones had eight appointments with doctors before the true cause of his headaches, sickness, and balance problems was ...

There is a positive association between exposure to at least 1 head/neck CT scan and the risk for pediatric brain tumors.

Cancer risk from a single CT scan is low, but repeated exposure could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

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.