Are Whole Body Screening CAT Scans Effective?
Here’s what most people do not realize: there are absolutely no data to prove that whole-body CAT scans for people with no signs or symptoms of disease are medically useful. According to the FDA website: “The FDA has never approved CT for screening any part of the body for any specific disease, let alone for screening the whole body when there are no specific symptoms of disease at all. No manufacturer has submitted data to FDA to support the safety and efficacy of screening claims for whole-body CT screening.”2 It further states: “…the FDA knows of no data demonstrating that whole-body CT screening is effective in detecting any particular disease early enough for the disease to be managed, treated, or cured and advantageously spare a person at least some of the detriment associated with serious illness or premature death.” In addition, the American College of Radiology, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine,
