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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you get an X-ray, it can be a bit unnerving: The radiology technician puts on a lead gown or ducks behind a barrier before ...

New research out today indicates that a popular medical test may increase the risk for some forms of cancer. A large, international study found that CAT scans, which are also known as CT scans, can ...

NORFOLK, Va. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disease often goes undetected until it reaches an ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

CT scans can reveal a remarkable amount of useful medical information, but more studies underscore the need to balance the benefits of that knowledge with the risks of being exposed to the scans’ ...

I did some digging on this when a doc ordered a preventative calcium score CT for me. Obviously, it's a rough cut, but this seemed like a generally rational way to ...