ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It may not be something you think of when you visit the hospital, but a recent report from CBS reveals that getting a Computed Tomography – or CT scan could be a contributing ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, my husband was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma that had originated in his lungs and spread throughout his body. He died last month after a brutal battle ...

give doctors a clear idea of what's going on inside our bodies. As patients, we should follow their lead. We ought to have a clear picture, too, of what a scan can and can't do -- before we undergo it ...

Another study is adding to the growing body of evidence that CT scans in childhood can be linked to cancer later on. The new study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, looked at seven U.S.

My 30-year-old son has suffered through 39 kidney stones since he was 16. A recent CT scan shows his kidneys are filled with more. Lab results have ascertained that the stones are made up of calcium ...