Medicare now covers both DNA stool testing and CT colonography, so researchers decided to perform a head-to-head comparison ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need ...

Multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA), which analyzes stool samples for specific colorectal cancer biomarkers, and CT colonography, ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows a ...

Despite having no symptoms, Linda’s commitment to preventive care led to a life-saving lung cancer diagnosis. Learn why early ...

Based on data from 93 million CT scans performed on 62 million people in 2023, the researchers estimated that the CT scans would lead to 103,000 future cancers. To put that in context, those ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body. The NHS carries out around five million scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries ...

As CT scans become increasingly prevalent in U.S. health care, radiation from the often lifesaving imaging technique could come with a steep long-term cost: tens of thousands more cases of cancer, ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this ...

CT Scans Outperform DNA Stool Tests In Colon Cancer ... Researchers noted that their simulation is in line with previous results, but that as a simulation it can’t prove a direct cause-and ...