Posts Tagged ‘thyroid cancer’
New research suggests dental X-rays may increase thyroid cancer risk
New research suggests that repeated dental X-rays can carry a risk of thyroid cancer and meningioma. A team of researchers based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School found that repeated exposure to dental X-rays contributed to a small increase in the risk of developing thyroid cancer and meningioma, a form of tumour, which develops in […]
Experts divided over reliability of thyroid cancer study
Dental experts are divided over the relevance and reliability of a study which found that regular dental x-rays increased the risk of thyroid cancer. The study, which was conducted by researchers in England in conjunction with a team in Kuwait, found that having ten or more dental X-rays increases the risk of developing thyroid cancer […]
Dental X-rays could be linked to thyroid cancer
Researchers have found that frequent dental X-rays could increase the risk of developing thyroid cancer significantly. The latest study, which was conducted by Dr Anjum Memon of Brighton and Sussex Medical School in conjunction with researchers from Kuwait and Cambridge universities, found that patients who have had more than ten dental X-rays were up to […]
Studies suggest dental X-rays could increase the risk of developing thyroid cancer
Recent studies have suggested that undergoing repeated dental X-rays could increase the risk of an individual developing thyroid cancer. The studies, which were recently published in the Acta Oncologica journal, claim that both patients that have had a number of dental X-rays and professionals that work with X-rays have an increased risk of suffering from […]
