Table 1.
Estimated mean (and 95% UL) risk of radiation-related cancer incidence (per 100,000 screened) following a single CT colonography screen at age 50: according to cancer type
| Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer site | (per 100,000) | (95% UL) | (per 100,000) | (95% UL) |
| Stomach | 8 | (1-28) | 6 | (1-25) |
| Colorectal | 12 | (3-29) | 16 | (6-35) |
| Other digestive† | 5 | (0-19) | 6 | (1-26) |
| Lung | 7 | (3-20) | 3 | (1-6) |
| Breast | 1 | (1-2) | - | - |
| Ovary | 3 | (1-10) | - | - |
| Uterus | 2 | (0-10) | - | - |
| Prostate | - | - | 9 | (0-41) |
| Bladder | 12 | (3-29) | 12 | (3-32) |
| Kidney | 2 | (0-7) | 3 | (0-12) |
| Leukemia | 4 | (1-11) | 5 | (1-13) |
| Total | 55 | (28-100) | 59 | (28-104) |
†
Liver, gallbladder and pancreatic cancer.