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Why isn’t there a study directly linking medical imaging and cancer?

April 26, 2017cancer directly imaging isn’t linking medical study

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Why isn’t there a study directly linking medical imaging and cancer?

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There are no studies that directly link cancer to the low dose radiation used in current medical imaging. To scientifically prove a connection would require nearly one million patients followed closely over decades to detect the small increased risk with any confidence.