CT Scan a life saver, experts say yes.

[Journeyman]

This more advanced scan of the chest and abdomen can detect things regular checkups will never detect til it is way too late.

Has anyone just had a CT scan for a regular check up and if so how much does it cost?

There was a recent report where they did a study on 10,000 smokers, 485 of them had the very earliest stages of cancer...The cancer was only discovered after using the advanced CT scan , otherwise they would have never known, 10 years later 88% of these people are still alive.

I'm getting closer 40, I'm starting to think about early detection testing.

 

[Journeyman]

Especially for those that smoke.

http://www.wndu.com/news/mommo/082005/mommo_44143.php

 

[Fishhead]

Interesting

If you haven't had much radiation exposure before, go for it.

Personally, been exposed to way to much already and need to proceed with caution.