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X-rays – increased cancer risk with exposure at very young age

Greater Caution Urged for X-Rays in Pregnancy, Infants, Bloomberg, 14 Feb 2011, Possible increase in cancer risk in kids exposed before birth and up to 3 months of age, study finds
– There’s a small increased risk of cancer for children who had X-rays before they were 3 months old and those whose mothers had X-rays while pregnant, researchers say.

The new study findings highlight the need for doctors to be careful about using X-rays on pregnant women and infants.

In the study, Preetha Rajaraman, of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and colleagues looked at the use of X-rays and ultrasound among 2,690 children with cancer and 4,858 healthy children who took part in the U.K. Childhood Cancer Study……Ultrasound was not associated with increased risk of cancer, according to the report published online Feb. 10 in BMJ.

Greater Caution Urged for X-Rays in Pregnancy, Infants

February 15, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health