Breast Thermography: A great alternative to mammography

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http://www.osteomed.com/index.cgi?id=117 & p=4775 Breast Thermography: A Valuable Tool for Breast Cancer Prevention Few things strike fear in the hearts of women more than breast cancer. While breast cancer incidence has increased substantially over the past 20 years, advances in medicine have increased a women’s chance for survival. Even though thermography was FDA approved as an adjunctive screening procedure for breast cancer in 1982, few women are aware of this useful

technology. Thermography uses a digital infrared thermal imaging to detect and record the infrared heat radiating from the surface of the body. Clusters of abnormal cells that can develop into a cancer often have an increased blood supply that leads to an elevation in the temperature of the skin over the area. Breast thermography has the ability to warn women years before any other procedure that a cancer may be forming. This is extremely important because early-stage breast cancers are associated with a much higher survival rate than cancers discovered at later stages. Thermography has been used for at least 30 years. More than 800 peer-reviewed studies exist, involving more than 250,000 study participants describing its usefulness. The number of women in the studies range from 37,000 to 118,000, and some

women were followed for up to 12 years. An evaluation of these studies revealed that breast thermography has an average sensitivity and specificity of 90% for detecting early breast changes that can lead to cancer. Studies have shown that:• An abnormal infrared image is an important marker of high risk for developing breast cancer, and is 8 times more significant than a family history of the disease.• A person with a persistently abnormal thermogram has a 22 times greater risk of developing breast cancer in the future.• When added to a woman’s regular breast health checkups, survival rates are increased by up to 61% due to earlier detection.• A positive infrared scan may be suggestive of presence of many different breast abnormalities such as mastitis, benign tumors, fibrocystic breast disease, and cancer.• Finally, when used as part of a multimodal approach (clinical physical examination + mammography +

thermography) 95% detection rates have been achieved. Who Will Benefit Most from Thermography All women can benefit from breast thermography screening. However, it is especially useful for younger women (ages 30-50) whose denser breast tissue makes it more difficult for mammography to be effective. It is also useful in women of all ages who, for many reasons, are unable to undergo routine mammography. Why Haven’t I Heard of It? When breast thermography was first explored, thermographic abnormalities in younger women were detected many times but mammograms did not detect any tumors. These results were considered “false positives,” and placed suspicion on thermography. Years later, in re-call studies, 35% of these women had

developed breast cancer. 41% of the women diagnosed with benign breast disease (such as fibrocystic breast disease) also developed breast cancer, thus validating its early warning role. Unfortunately, these results were not embraced by conventional medicine. Secondly, thermography has been used diagnostically in sports medicine, dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, orthopedics rheumatology, and neurology. Through changes in surface temperature, thermography can demonstrate the physiological components of pain and injury. As these findings were often used to prove claims in lawsuits, the insurance industry took steps to diminish the value of thermography in courts of law. Through lobbying efforts to the AMA and to the Medicare councils, the value of thermography was discounted, resulting in non-coverage by most insurance companies, thus greatly reducing its

use. Breast Thermography at OsteoMed II Breast and full body imaging are offered at OsteoMed II by a Clinical Thermographer, Gail Singer or Carol Kilbane. State of the art breast thermography at OsteoMed II uses ultra-sensitive, infrared cameras and sophisticated computers to detect, analyze and produce high resolution diagnostic images. The technology used is among the newest and most advanced on the market. Call OsteoMed II at 440-239-3438 for more information or to schedule an appointment. You can learn more about breast thermography at www.thermologyonline.org.PricingThe following prices include your report and your color

images. Breast screening package: $235(This package includes a baseline image and a three-month follow up image.)Annual Follow-up Breast Thermography: $150(Or any one region of interest)Full Body Thermal Imaging: $299(Used to look for other “hot spots” in the body) (Fees for follow-up appointment with an OsteoMed II physician to review your results is not included and will vary depending on your result) The association between low iodine and breast disease is not new. (39 KB) A thorough timeline defining iodine deficiency and the increasing situation that we

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