QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

WHAT IS THERMOGRAPHY?

THERMOGRAPHY, THE MOST ACCURATE, EARLIEST DETECTION BREAST SCREENING, TECHNOLOGY IS NOW AVAILABLE IN HAWAII!  THERMOGRAPHY IS A SAFE, ACCURATE, NON-INVASIVE AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, LIFE SAVING PROCEDURE.  THERMOGRAPHY PROVIDES THE EARLIEST DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER WITHOUT ANY OF THE CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS CAUSED BY RADIATION (MAMMOGRAPHY). SINCE IT IS A "NON-CONTACT" METHOD, BREAST ARE NOT TOUCHED, SQUEEZED OR COMPRESSED, AND THERE IS NO DISCOMFORT INVOLVED. DURING A THERMAL IMAGING EXAM, AN INFRARED CAMERA TAKES IMAGES OF HEAT EMISSIONS FROM YOUR BODY THAT SHOW PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES UP TO TEN YEARS BEFORE A CANCEROUS TUMOR HAS EVER FORMED.  THIS EARLY, RELIABLE DETECTION GIVES YOU TIME FOR HEALTHY IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRESS IN EVEN A FEW MONTHS TIME.

WHY DO I NEED THERMOGRAPHY?

ONE IN SEVEN WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, EVEN GIRLS AS YOUNG AS ELEVEN YEARS OLD.  BREAST CANCERS GROW FOR EIGHT TO FIFTEEN YEARS, ON AVERAGE, BEFORE THEY ARE PALPABLE OR VIEWABLE BY THE MAMMOGRAM X-RAY.  THERMOGRAPHY CAN PICK UP A TUMOR WHEN IT IS ONLY 100 MICROMETERS IN SIZE (1/10TH OF A MILLIMETER), WHILE MAMMOGRAMS CAN DETECT ONLY CENTIMETER SIZE TUMORS.  THERMOGRAPHY'S OPPORTUNITY OF VERY EARLY DETECTION GIVES WOMEN PRECIOUS TIME TO MAKE EMPOWERED CHOICES FOR TREATMENTS THAT EXPAND THEIR QUALITY AND LENGTH OF LIFE.

IS THERMOGRAPHY ACCURATE?

RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THERMOGRAPHY TO HAVE AN 88% ACCURACY RATE.  IT CLEARLY DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN CANCER AND FIBROID TUMORS, THUS ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY AND POSSIBLY HARMFUL BIOPSIES.  THERMOGRAPHY IS ACCURATE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH IMPLANTS, MASTECTOMIES, AND WOMEN USING HORMONE THERAPIES.  THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT MAKE MAMMOGRAPHY ONLY 40 TO 60% ACCURATE.  IT IS EQUALLY ACCURATE FOR ALL BREAST SIZES AND BREAST DENSITIES.

IS THERMOGRAPHY SAFE?

THERMOGRAPHY INVOLVES NO BREAST COMPRESSION, NO BRUISING OF TISSUE AND NO RADIATION.  THERE ARE NO HEALTH RISKS OR ADVERSE REACTIONS FROM THERMOGRAPHY.  ON THE OTHER HAND, RADIOLOGIST JOHN GOFMAN, MD,PHD, AUTHOR OF PREVENTING BREAST CANCER STATES THAT 83% OF BREAST CANCER IS CAUSED BY MEDICAL AND DENTAL X-RAYS.  EVERY MAMMOGRAM (A BREAST X-RAY) INCREASES THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER BY 5% ON AVERAGE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.  BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNALS (1994-2000) REPORT THAT THE COMPRESSION OF MAMMOGRAPHY CAN SPREAD CANCER CELLS.  IN ADDITION, ACCORDING TO DR. SUSAN LOVE, MD, BRUISING OF THE BREAST TISSUE (SUCH AS CAUSED BY A MAMMOGRAM) IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF CALCIFICATIONS IN BREAST TISSUE, THE VERY CALCIFICATIONS THAT MAY BE VIEWED AND BIOPSIED AT SUBSEQUENT MAMMOGRAM VISITS.  THE LANCET, A BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, EVEN REPORTS THAT MAMMOGRAPHY HAS CAUSED 200% OF THE RECENT 328% INCREASE IN DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU, A COMMON BREAST CANCER.

IS THERMOGRAPHY NEW?

THERMAL IMAGING HAS BEEN USED FOR OVER 35 YEARS IN MAJOR MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES AND WOMEN'S CLINICS, PRIMARILY IN EUROPE.  FRANCE HAS OVER 600 THERMOGRAPHIC BREAST CLINICS, AND GERMANY HAS 400.  THERMOGRAPHY IS THE PRIMARY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN ALL COUNTRIES EXCEPT THE U.S. AND CANADA.  DUE TO THE LONG AND SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF THERMOGRAPHY IN EUROPE, THERE AE INTERNATIONALLY STANDARDIZED SIGNS AND CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE ALL BREAST FILMS.

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE LIKE?

CLIENTS FILL OUT A SIMPLE HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE THEN RELAX IN OUR PRIVATE AIR-CONDITIONED EXAMINATION ROOM.  OUR FEMALE THERMOGRHPY TECHNICIAN WILL THEN TAKE A SERIES OF PICTURES WITH AN INFRARED CAMERA.  A SECOND SET OF IMAGES IS THEN TAKEN AFTER THE CLIENT HOLDS COLD PACKS IN HER HANDS FOR ONE MINUTE.  NORMAL BLOOD VESSELS ALWAYS CONSTRICT IN A REACTION TO COLD.  YET CANCER RELATED BLOOD VESSELS WILL NOT CONSTRICT, AND THESE WILL SHOW CLEARLY IN THE SECOND SET OF FILMS.  HEAT DIFFERENTIALS ARE THEN MEASURED TO ACCURATELY RATE EACH FILM.

THIS PROCESS TAKES ONLY ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AND INVOLVES NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT.  CLIENTS ARE TREATED WITH CARE AND THE PROCESS IS RESPECTFUL TO ONE'S BODY, MIND AND SOUL.  EACH PERSON'S IMAGE IS A UNIQUE EXPRESSION OF WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE HER BODY.

FILMS ARE EXAMINED BY A LEADING EXPERT OF BREAST THERMOGRAPHY DIAGNOSIS.  A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THIS REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE THERMOGRAPHY VISIT.  EXTENDED DISCUSSION, WITH DETAILED HOLISTIC AND NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS BY DR. LINDA FICKES IS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT.

WHEN SHOULD I GET A THERMOGRAPHY BREAST EXAM?

-INITIAL SCAN BY THE AGE OF 20

-AGE 20-30--EVERY THREE YEARS

-AGE 30 AND OLDER--ANNUALLY

FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ALL BREAST CANCERS ARE FOUND IN WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20- 44, HOWEVER, THESE CANCERS TEND TO BE AGGRESSIVE.  THEY DEVELOP MORE RAPIDLY AND THE SURVIVAL RATE IS DECREASED.  MAMMOGRAPHY IS LESS ACCURATE WITH YOUNG, HIGH DENSITY BREAST TISSUE.  THERMOGRAPHY IS PERFECT FOR EARLY BREAST CANCER DETECTION IN ALL AGE GROUPS.  IT IS THE ONLY ACCURATE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR YOUNGER WOMEN.

 

Finally...a breast screening procedure for all women, regardless of age, body, or breast tissue characteristics...that can detect the formation of breast cancer...

-before it forms a sizable tumor

-before it has a chance to spread

-without radiation

-without compression

-without intravenous injection

In fact, breast Thermography is 100% safe and comfortable!