Yan Leyfman: JAMA Study on Cancer Risks from CT Scans
Yan Leyfman, Co-founder and Executive Director of MedNews Week, shared a post on X about a paper by published in JAMA Internal Medicine:
“A new study projects that the 93 million CT scans performed in the U.S. in 2023 could result in about 103,000 future cancers.
- Children face higher per-scan risk
- Adults account for the majority due to higher scan volume
Most common projected cancers:
- Lung (22,400)
- Colon (8,700)
- Leukemia (7,900)
- Bladder (7,100)
- Breast in women (5,700)
If current CT usage and radiation dosing continue, CT-related cancers could comprise up to 5% of all new U.S. cancer diagnoses each year.”
Title: Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging
Authors: Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Philip W. Chu, Hana Azman Firdaus, Carly Stewart, Matthew Malekhedayat, Susan Alber, Wesley E. Bolch, Malini Mahendra, Amy Berrington de González, Diana L. Miglioretti
You can read the Full Article in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimates future cancer incidence linked to CT scan usage in the U.S., emphasizing the higher vulnerability in children per scan, with adults contributing the majority of projected cases due to higher scan volume.
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