Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dental x-rays

  • CHICAGO, April 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) is aware of a recent study that associates yearly or more frequent dental X-rays to an increased risk of developing meningioma, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • A study published this week in the journal Cancer shows that people who have had dental X-rays are more likely to develop a type of brain tumor called meningioma than those who have not.
  • (CNN)
  • People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, US researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients.
  • (Raw Story)
  • (Newser) – Dental X-rays have been linked to meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society, reports the Washington Post.
  • (Newser)
  • Boston, MA – Meningioma, the most common primary brain tumor in the United States, accounts for about 33 percent of all primary brain tumors.
  • (EurekAlert)
  • Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumors that originate in the brain and spinal cord, making up one third of these. People who were diagnosed with meningioma were compared with healthy individuals.
  • (KBOI)
  • Researchers found people who recalled having frequent dental x-rays were more likely than those who did not, to have a form of non-spreading cancer called meningioma. These tumours grow in the lining inside the skull.
  • (Daily Telegraph)
  • Patients who have had frequent dental x-rays in the past have a higher risk of developing brain tumours, a new study has found.
  • (ninemsn)
  • Recently, a study has been introduced in the US journal Cancer, which is led by Elizabeth Claus of the Yale University School of Medicine. According to this study, it is not always safe to get your teeth get X-rayed regularly.
  • (TopNews United States)

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