Experts urge even greater caution in use of X-rays during pregnancy and infancy

Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

Clinicians should be careful about using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, concludes a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.

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