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Breast Thermography in Chicago
by Pete Wisniewski
Breast Thermography “a safe, effective, pain-free breast cancer screening” is now available in the Chicagoland Area.
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Why should I screen for breast cancer?
According to The American Cancer Society, over 200,000 women will die from breast cancer this year. The average women’s chances of getting breast cancer is 1 in 8.
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What is wrong with mammography?
Currently mammography is the most used test to determine breast cancer. According to radiologyinfo.org, “The effective radiation dose from a mammogram is about 0.7 mSv, which is about the same as the average person receives from background radiation in three months. Federal mammography guidelines require that each unit be checked by a medical physicist every year to ensure that the unit operates correctly.” They also state, “False Positive Mammograms. Five percent to 15 percent of screening mammograms require more testing such as additional mammograms or ultrasound. Most of these tests turn out to be normal.”
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What is Thermography?
Over 800 studies on breast thermography exist in peer reviewed medical literature. According to Dr. Nicholas LeRoy, “Infrared breast thermography is based on the fact that blood vessel activity surrounding a developing cancer is almost always higher than in normal breast tissue. With an ever increasing demand for nutrients, cancerous tumor cells release chemicals that open existing blood vessels as well as create new ones. Vascular alterations resulting from cancer frequently create temperature changes on the surface of the breast which can be demonstrated with infrared thermography. Thermal abnormalities identified with infrared imaging are among the earliest signs of a pre-cancerous or cancerous lesion of the breast. The ability of infrared thermography to identify these vascular abnormalities and the resulting temperature changes are well-established in research trials.”
He also states, “Obtaining thermal images of the breasts provides valuable information. This is especially true of women with large, dense, fibrocystic or augmented breasts, which are usually difficult to image with mammography. Mammography is dependent upon the density and the size of a breast mass and any additional dense breast tissue makes interpretation difficult. Because thermography is not in any way impacted by density, cysts, or breast size (it is looking at blood flow), it is an extremely useful diagnostic tool to evaluate and manage these women. For all women, a thermogram is like an infrared fingerprint of the breast. It will not change over time unless there has been an alteration in blood flow. It is for this reason that thermography is ideal not only for breast cancer screening, but also for monitoring suspicious findings identified with other tests such as ultrasound, mammography or with physical examination.”
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What are its benefits?
- Does not use harmful radiation
- Earlier Diagnosis
- Can be used in dense, fibrocysitic, or augmented breasts
- Well researched
- Does not cause pain or trauma
Who uses this technology in the Chicagoland Area?
Dr. Kelly Paulsen DC
Serenity Health Resources
105 S. Main St.
Wauconda, IL 60084
(847) 526-4040
Janine M. Jozwiak, M.S., L.Ac
260 E. Congress Parkway, Suite D
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 788-8383
Dr. Nicholas LeRoy
1002 West Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 243-3338
Dr. Wanda Rossan ND
2452 Lake Shore Drive
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
(815) 206-0200
www.naprapathyworks.com
Dr. David F. Chow, D.N., M.S.O.M.
Dr. Chow holds a master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, IL. He has been practicing acupuncture for over 20 years, as well as techniques such as NAET and NMT. He recently added Thermography to the list of services that the office offers. Dr. Chow trained using Med-Hot MTI 2000 unit and was certified by the institute for the Advancement of Medical Thermography on October 19, 2008.
1804 Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
847-788-9999
www.drdavidfchow.com
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Great job. Thanks your. :)