Breast Thermography – A New Partner in Early Breast Cancer Detection.

Since its first large scale uses in the 1980’s, Breast Thermography has developed into an important tool in the battle against breast cancer. Breast Thermography is a comfortable, safe and extremely sensitive procedure used to detect the earliest signs of breast cancer.

It is Breast Thermography’s unique ability to see the abnormal heat changes produced by diseased breast tissue that allows for extremely early detection.

What Makes Breast Thermography So Unique?

• Breast Thermography uses no radiation and poses absolutely NO health risks to the patient.

• Thermographic Imaging is capable of viewing women that have large, dense, fibrocystic breasts, or nursing mothers.

• Signs of early stage cancers, which are too small to be found by Physical Examination and Mammography, can be discovered with Breast Thermography

• For various reasons, certain types of cancers will not be detected by Mammography, yet Breast Thermography will discover many of such cancers.

Risk Factors Involved with Breast Cancer:

• Every Woman is at risk for developing breast cancer.

• The single most important marker of high risk for developing breast cancer is an abnormal Breast Thermography Image, far more significant than a family history of the disease.

• Breast tumors can take 6 to 10 years to grow, before it is large enough to be detected on a mammogram.

• A dime sized tumor can take 8 to 10 years to grow. Breast Thermography can be the first signal that such a possibility is developing.

Every 2 minutes a women is diagnosed with breast cancer and every 13 minutes a women with breast cancer dies.

• Out of 3 million women in the U.S. living with breast cancer only 2 million are diagnosed, while 1 million women do not even know they have breast cancer.

Studies show up to a 61% Increase in survival rate when Thermal Imaging and X-Ray Mammography are used together.

Early Detection Means Life:

Breast cancer is the most common cancer of women and the risk increases with age. Women without children and those who have had their first child after age 30, also seems to be at higher risk for developing breast cancer. Current research indicates that 1 in every 8 women in the U.S. will get breast cancer in their lifetime.

No one method of examination alone will serve all the needs in early breast cancer detection. Breast Thermography and Mammography complement each other in the detection of breast cancer.

It is time to take charge of your health. Taking action now can change your life for the years ahead.

Screening Guidelines:

Breast Self-Exams: 20 years of age and over – every month

Physician Performed Breast Exams: 20 years of age and over – 1 to 2 times a year

X-Ray Mammography: 40 to 50 years of age – every 1 to 2 years, 50 years of age and over – every year

Breast Thermography: 20 to 30 years of age – every 3 years, 30 years of age and over – every year

The consensus among health care professionals is that early detection holds the key to survival.

Proper use of breast self-exams, physician exams, mammography and thermography provide the earliest detection system available to date. If treated in the earliest stages, cure rates greater than 95% are possible. Therefore early detection does mean life.

Our center offers breast and full body thermal imaging as a service to our patients. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, please call.