William Cockburn, D.C., D.A.B.F.E., F.I.A.C.T Breast cancer and other breast diseases have become a tremendous issue in women’s health today, particularly in advanced industrialized nations. Also note that approximately 1,000 men get breast cancer yearly. A procedure which has gone largely unnoticed is Breast Thermography, also known as Breast Thermal […]
Thermography
by Christiane Northrup MD Board-certified ob/gyn Every year when Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) comes around I am a saddened and surprised that thermography hasn’t become more popular. Part of this is my mindset. I’d rather focus on breast health and ways to prevent breast cancer at the cellular level […]
The Best Breast Test: The Promise of Thermography
July 21, 2007 — Sherri Tenpenny, DO The incidence of breast cancer has increased substantially over the past 20 years. While advances in medicine have increased a women’s chance for survival, little has been done to reduce–or prevent–the cancer from occurring. Thermography uses a digital infrared thermal imaging to detect […]
Breast Thermography: A Tool for Health
September 11, 2007 — Sherri Tenpenny, DO Several years ago, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported on a study that included 145 women who assessed their feelings about mammograms and found the following: Women over estimated their probability of dying of breast cancer within 10 years by more than 20-fold. Women […]
Exaggerated Faith in Mammograms: A Better Way
Dr. Alexander Mostovoy August 27, 2010 Many women after their initial assessment with thermography may be asked to follow up either with an ultrasound or mammogram or both to rule out the existing pathology. Frequently some will be relieved that their mammogram or ultrasound test result show no abnormal findings, […]