Russian doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov said that the computer
So, a tool that medical professionals often use, for example, to detect lung cancer, can easily become the cause of this very cancer.
We cannot give everyone a CT scan in order todetect lung cancer, because computed tomography itself is radiation <…> Out of 100 people who were diagnosed with cancer, two received it because they once went for a CT scan and went often.
Alexander Myasnikov
Recall that earlier the specialist also stated the danger of prolonged coughing in smokers. This "feature", according to Myasnikov, may indicate that a person is suffering from lung cancer.