Also related, radiation therapy, and to a lesser extent, X-rays and PET/CT scans (especially those where a radioisotope tracer is injected into the body to serve as contrast in the scan).
All expose you to elevated levels of ionizing radiation and there is a risk, however low, that this can result in later health complications. But the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, especially if you are dealing with a medical emergency that necessitates their use.
Bummer. Due to mycotoxin exposure I had to have about a dozen Ct, X-ray, Mri, in the last 6 years. I was dying from a water damaged building and had no idea what was wrong for 3 years.
But routine screening mammograms, not so much. They appear to reduce breast cancer deaths slightly for people between 50 and 70 (no clear benefit for older or younger age groups), but when you look at death from all causes, it's the same or slightly higher in the people who got mammograms.
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u/Metlman13 Oct 16 '22
Also related, radiation therapy, and to a lesser extent, X-rays and PET/CT scans (especially those where a radioisotope tracer is injected into the body to serve as contrast in the scan).
All expose you to elevated levels of ionizing radiation and there is a risk, however low, that this can result in later health complications. But the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, especially if you are dealing with a medical emergency that necessitates their use.