Unfortunately, breast cancer is big business, and mammography is one of its primary profit centers. Several studies over the past few years have concluded that mammograms do not save lives, and may actually harm more women than they help, courtesy of false positives, overtreatment, and radiation-induced cancers. The latest study to reach this conclusion is also one of the ... Continue Reading
Thermography for Early Breast Cancer Screening & Protection From Risky Mammograms
I remember reading the quote from Leonardo DaVinci “where there is life, there is heat” on a wall somewhere in a Las Vegas Bikram’s Yoga studio. The words soon found me again in an article about “thermography,” or thermal/heat imaging, one branch of infrared imaging science.[1] In the article, Australia’s foremost expert on infrared photography, Dr. Alan Smith of the Melbourne ... Continue Reading
3D Mammograms – A Disaster in the Making?
This article highlights that mammograms deliver ionizing radiation, which is known to contribute to cancer and the new 3D tomosynthesis mammograms expose you to even MORE radiation. Breast cancer is big business, and mammography is one of its primary profit centers. This is why the industry is fighting tooth and nail to keep it, by downplaying or outright ignoring its ... Continue Reading