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I don't know the answer to that, but I know that some people are taking full-body CT scans annually or bi-annually because of fear of cancer.
by samuel 12y ago
I don't know the answer to that, but I know that some people are taking full-body CT scans annually or bi-annually because of fear of cancer.
- DannyBee 12y agoThis is a great way to help increase the risk you get cancer, since it's cumulative, not per-instance.
- ripb 12y ago>This is a great way to help increase the risk you get cancer, since it's cumulative, not per-instance. Well, I suppose at least in their case it has a high probability of being detected within 6-12 months.
- samuel 12y agoI know, but that proves that cancer scares people to the point of doing silly things. An innocuous screening test, even with a fair amount of false positives could be a huge win.
- Cass 12y agoAre you sure it's CT scans? Why not MRIs, which as far as we know cause much less harm to the body? (They're more expensive, but I'd think people who are that worried about cancer would consider the extra expense worth it.)
- toomuchtodo 12y agoCT vs MRI comparison: http://blog.radiology.ucsf.edu/neuroradiology/exploring-the-brain-is-ct-or-mri-better-for-brain-imaging/ http://blog.radiology.ucsf.edu/neuroradiology/exploring-the-... It's brain specific, but I assume it translates to whole body as well.