WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Considering a trendy whole-body CT scan after hearing celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Jason Bateman tout their benefits? Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before making an appointment, a new study warns. CT scan radiation is expected to causeContinue Reading

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer screenings are literal life savers, catching tumors early enough to cure patients and prevent deaths. Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have declined significantly in the United States, a new survey says. Only 51% of adults 21 and older say they’ve had aContinue Reading

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests. Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve undergone radiation therapy and lumpectomy for their early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported March 27 in the journal Plastic andContinue Reading