CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty
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Overuse of CT scans could cause 100k extra cancers in US
www.icr.ac.ukOveruse of CT scans could cause 100,000 extra cancers in USThe overuse of CT scans could cause over 100,000 cases of cancer in the US – with almost 10,000 cases in children, researchers have warned.
"#Airpollution derived from the huge amounts of energy needed to run #datacentres has been linked to treating #cancers, #asthma and other related issues, according to #research from UC Riverside and #Caltech."
https://www.ft.com/content/d595d5f6-79d1-47eb-b690-8597f09b39e7
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"#Airpollution derived from the huge amounts of energy needed to run #datacentres has been linked to treating #cancers, #asthma and other related issues, according to #research from UC Riverside and #Caltech."
https://www.ft.com/content/d595d5f6-79d1-47eb-b690-8597f09b39e7
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#Plant-based diets have substantial health & #environment benefits. These diets confer advantages for prevention & treatment of chronic #diseases, incl. CVDs, #diabetes & various #cancers. They also support environmental #sustainability thru reduced GHG #emissions and more efficient resource utilization vs meat-centered #diets. Challenges hindering their #adoption need to be addressed thru targeted public #health strategies & #policy interventions: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32047-7_163-1
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The #ethics doc said #RFKJr would continue to collect fees for cases in which he referred clients to Wisner Baum, a law firm suing Merck over Gardasil, a #vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus, or #HPV. The vaccine is administered to adolescents to prevent cervical & other #cancers later in life.
What do #macrophages do in solid #cancers ? Many hypotheses are around for these versatile #cells... Here is some data on how the specifics of tumor cell death can lead to an effect on the interleukin-1 signalling axis. #immunotherapy could go new ways by utilizing these insights in #oncology @chfloudas #science #health
https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(24)00402-1
Finally getting around to my #introduction: I’m Eli 
I’m a Respiratory Therapist. I’ll be 44 this year and have been happily #partnered for almost 6 years. 
#lgbtqia+ (he/him)
I’m an extroverted #introvert - I love being social but avoiding leaving home… #cancers 
are a complicated people 
It’s only been 4 years since I picked it back up but my day is never complete without a couple hours at the #piano 