New Study: That CT Scan You Had May Give You Cancer
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine offers disconcerting findings regarding CT scans and their estimated link to future cancer cases.
Importance: Approximately 93 million computed tomography (CT) examinations are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United States, and ionizing radiation from CT is a known carcinogen.
The study, “Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging,” was published in JAMA Internal Medicine. You can find the abstract and a link to the full article on PubMed [1]
Key point below:
- Projected Cancer Cases: The study estimates that the 93 million CT scans performed in the U.S. in 2023 could contribute to more than 103,000 future cancer cases.
- Proportion of Diagnoses: This would account for about 5% of all annual cancer diagnoses, putting CT scans on par with other risk factors like alcohol consumption and excess body weight.
- Vulnerable Populations: The study found that while the risk is higher for children and older adults on a per-scan basis, the vast majority of projected cancers would occur in adults due to their higher rate of CT scan usage.
- Highest Risk Scans: Abdominal and pelvic CT scans were identified as posing the highest cancer risk, accounting for approximately 37,500 of the projected cases.
- Study Methodology: The research used a risk model that incorporated data on CT examination frequency, radiation doses, and patient demographics to project the lifetime cancer incidence associated with the scans.
sources
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40227719/.
Additional articles summarizing the findings are available from:
- UC San Francisco: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/04/429791/popular-ct-scans-could-account-5-all-cancer-cases-year
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/radiation-ct-scans-cancer-risks
- Diagnostic Imaging: https://www.diagnosticimaging.com/view/nine-takeaways-new-research-ct-scans-radiation-induced-cancers
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Does any patient get informed consent before having these done? No…because creating future diseases is how the medical mafia keeps the profits rolling in like a tsunami. This is the only purpose for using most drugs and vaccines and many tests.
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