Of course, this radiology ad left out some important caveats such as “the $1,200 fee may not be covered by their insurance, or that incidental findings that require further testing may ultimately found to be benign.”
Virtual colonoscopies, and CT screening for lung cancer and heart disease are not ready for routine use yet.
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There is an estimated risk of approximately 1:500 of causing cancer from a full body CT (of course dependant on the age of the patient). This figure is a guess – no-one really knows. As for the germ-line – again, no-one really knows…
Nothing to lose? Whoever wrote that advert needs their avarice lobe resected.
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