Thermography

[Guest guest]

> Hi Carol, did you see Mysti's post on the Thermography?

 

 

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THERMOGRAPHY AS MAMMOGRAPHY ALTERNATIVE

Dr. Frank A. Charles, N.D.

Page 24 Fall/Winter 2001-2002 Carolina Health & Healing magazine

(now called Integrative Health & Self Healing)

www.integrativehealthandhealing.com

 

There probably isn't a person in America who has not been touched by a loved

one who has battled breast cancer. Medical science has not yet learned how

to prevent breast cancer but improvements in early detection promise a

greater chance of survival. One of the most exciting and recent developments

in the early detection of breast cancer is in the field of advanced medical

Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging or DITI. Several new dramatic

improvements in DITI technology, coupled with patient awareness and new

medical warnings concerning overuse of ionizing radiation from x-rays, are

pushing DITI into the breast- screening arena. DITI now offers the

advantages of being totally painless, totally safe, low in cost, and

effective at any age. You may be asking: " If DITI is so great, why haven't

I heard much about it? Why hasn't DITI been utilized more for breast

screening if it offers all these advantages? "

 

PRESENTING DITI

Medical DITI has been used extensively in human medicine in the U.S.A.,

Europe and Asia for the past 20 years. While the technology lost favor some

time ago because of cumbersome equipment, difficult protocols and unrefined

technology, events are rapidly changing. New ultra-sensitive,

ultra-resolution DITI devices have many doctors and researchers believing

that DITI exams could prove to be a simpler, less expensive and more

effective complement to mammography than other newer imaging methods.

Recent concerns about mammography and the benefits of a new DITI

manufactured by a company from Australia, have resulted in DITI imaging

centers in other parts of the world now being able to offer this technology

to women interested in taking control of their health.

 

PROBLEMS WITH MAMMOGRAPHY

Until recently, mammography was considered to be our only option in breast

screening. That is rapidly changing as experts in the field of ionizing

radiation are questioning the long- term cumulative effects of these types

of procedures. The truth about mammography is that it may not be as safe or

effective as once believed.

Many informed experts are now questioning the detrimental effects from

cumulative radiation. The fact is that this area has not been properly

researched, especially considering the multiple-exposures being absorbed by

many individuals and the cumulative effects of radiation from mammography,

dental and other radiation sources.

Based on 40 years of research on the effects of low-dose radiation on

humans, John Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., a renowned authority on the health effects

of ionizing radiation, estimates that 75 percent of breast cancer could be

prevented by avoiding or minimizing exposure from mammography and X-rays.

Dr. Gofman believes strongly that there is no " safe threshold " for exposure

to low level-level ionizing radiation.

Another potential concern about the mammogram is that it may, on

occasion, even help spread an existing mass of cancer cells. During the

procedure, considerable pressure is placed on the woman's breast by the

mammography technologist as the breast is firmly squeezed between two flat

plastic surfaces. Dr. Lorraine Day, a pathologist and breast cancer

survivor, and other researchers have raised concerns about the negative

effects of breast compression.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Academy of Sciences

admit that mammography promotes cancer. Their justification for continuing

to endorse mammography is that the incidence of cancer is small in relation

to the number of early detection cases.

However, Dr. Charles B. Simone, founder of the Simone Protective Cancer

Center and a former clinical associate in immunology and pharmacology at the

NCI, says that earlier detection has not resulted in longer life when the

data is really analyzed.

Here are some other comments on mammography:

" By the time a tumor is large enough to be seen by a mammogram, it is

usually 8 years old, has approximately 500 million cells, and is

approximately an inch long. " Lancet, Oct. 10, 1992.

" If all American women between forty and fifty were screened yearly by

mammogram, 40 out of every 100 cancers would be missed. " New England Journal

of Medicine, 328:176 1993.

" Half of all breast cancers in women under 45 are invisible on a

mammogram. " American Health, 1994

 

MORE ABOUT DITI

DITI has been recognized as a viable diagnostic tool since 1987 by the AMA

Council on Scientific Affairs, by the ACA Council on Diagnostic Imaging, by

the Congress of Neurosurgeons in 1988 and by the American Academy of

Physical Medicine and Rehabili-tation in 1990.

DITI works differently than tests such as x-ray, ultrasound or MRI.

Those technologies can detect changes in tissue structure only, because they

are anatomical tests. Tumors must be formed, dense and of a certain size to

be detected by mammography or ultrasound.

DITI is unique in its ability to show physiological change and metabolic

processes that are strongly indicative of breast abnormality. DITI can

detect subtle changes in breast temperature that indicate a variety of

breast diseases and abnormalities. Once abnormal heat patterns are detected

in the breast, follow up procedures are recommended to rule out or properly

diagnose cancer and a host of other diseases such as fibrocystic syndrome

and Paget¹s disease.

Breast tumors always involve increased vascularization and blood flow as

part of the body¹s immune response prior to tumor formation. Identifying

this increased vascularization and abnormal hypothermic patterning is what

gives DITI earlier detection advantages over mammography and other tests.

Many of the so-called false positives of DITI breast screening are often

true positive findings of angiogenesis (increased blood supply) preceding

actual tumor development. Detection in these early stages is unreliable by

conventional means, often due to the fact that the tumor has not yet

developed any mass or sufficient density.

For younger women in particular, DITI offers a major advantage. In women

under fifty, where tumor-doubling time is significantly increased,

mammography is not nearly as effective. The faster a malignant tumor grows,

the more infrared radiation it generates. This makes detection by DITI in

young women highly probable and accurate at an earlier stage than other

types of screening.

Non-cancerous masses show different patterns than cancerous masses under

DITI screening. DITI therefore has advantages in screening for cancerous

versus non-cancerous growths. It is possible and highly probable that with

increased use of DITI, many women could be spared unnecessary invasive

testing and radiation exposure.

While other more traditional methods such as MRI and ultrasound are

being developed and touted as new advancements in screening, they are much

more expensive and are still limited to structural changes even though they

may deliver an improvement in sensitivity to smaller tumors.

 

 

WHO SHOULD HAVE A DITI EXAM?

DITI is for any woman who would rather not undergo the discomfort of

mammogram radiation if not necessary. DITI is especially appropriate for

younger women between 20 and 50 whose denser breast tissue makes it more

difficult for mammography to pick up suspicious lesions. It is appropriate

for women who are outside of the mammogram screening guidelines due to

surgical procedures, breast implants or other contraindications. The DITI

session can provide a clinical marker to the doctor or thermographer

indicating that a specific area of the breast needs particularly close

examination.

A DITI exam takes 15 minutes, is pain-free and establishes a baseline

from which other exams can be compared in the future. If an abnormality is

found, your doctor can then plan accordingly and lay out a program to

further diagnose and /or monitor you until other standard testing is

positive. This allows for the earliest possible treatment.

DITI's role in breast cancer and other breast disorders is to help in

three ways: early detection, the monitoring of abnormal physiology, and the

establishment of risk factors for other developments of cancer. When used

with other procedures, the best possible evaluation of breast health is

made.

It is in this role that thermography provides its most practical benefit

to the general public and to the medical profession. It is certainly an

adjunct, and not a competitor, to the appropriate use of mammography. In

fact, thermography has the ability to identify patients at the highest risk

and actually increase the effective use of mammography imaging procedures.

For more information on DITI, or breast screening centers utilizing the

latest DITI technology, please contact the author.

Dr. Frank A. Charles, N.D. is President of the Vision Medical Group

/VMG, Inc. a medical equipment supplier and consultant to the health care

industry for DITI and other biological medicine technologies. He can be

reached at 1-888-352-8570.

 

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A Consideration: X-Rays and Your Health

 

In 1965, the British Journal of Cancer published the first study indicating

that medical x-rays are a cause of breast cancer.

In 1969, I entered the nursing profession. In the past thirty-two years,

the " cure for cancer " is still " just around the corner " , and little has

changed, except that more women, and younger women are diagnosed with breast

cancer.

In 1997, I was introduced to John Gofman, MD, PhD, while researching an

article I was writing for Women’s Health Month.

According to Gofman’s study, seventy-five percent of all recent,

current, and incubating breast cancer cases are caused by radiation.

Gofman’s research, published in his book, Preventing Breast Cancer, gives us

much to look at and consider.

Gofman contends that the resistance to new ideas is one of the major

obstacles that keep the public, and women especially, poorly informed about

prevention.

While we know that good wholesome, organic food is health promoting, we

also need to consider the impact of drinking pure water, reducing stress,

and getting good exercise. We have to consider the impact of environmental

poisons, poisons in food, and the increasing amount of EMF exposure.

Specifically these factors co-act with x-rays to make things worse. Much of

this research is addressed in the work of Samuel Epstein, MD, of the

University of Illinois at Chicago.

This is where education and prevention step in.

Radiation doses and disease risk can be reduced significantly without

reducing the quality of the diagnostic process. This is important because

breast tissue is very sensitive to ionizing radiation. Ultrasound and

thermography are screening methods that reduce exposure to ionizing

radiation.

According to Gofman, " if we care about preventing breast cancer, we

will establish a relentlessly positive program of measuring and recording

x-ray doses, so that physicians and patients will know if the United States

is succeeding, or not, in the one known action guaranteed to reduce breast

cancer rates. "

Dr. John Gofman is Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at

the Univ. of California, Berkeley, former director of Biomedical Research at

Livermore National Lab, author of three scientific monographs on x-ray

health effects, and chair of Citizens for Nuclear Responsibility.

The X-rays and Health Project web site is www.X-raysandhealth.org

<http://www.x-raysandhealth.org/>

 

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Check the sites below regarding the location of a qualified breast

thermography center nearest you, this information can be found at the

following link. If your state or region is not listed on this page, we are

not aware of a qualified center in your area at this time.

 

http://www.iact-org.org/thermographer_links.html

 

Thermography is currently an unregulated industry in the U.S.. Consequently,

there are no laws governing the levels of training and experience necessary

to provide this service. The doctors and technicians listed on this page

have all been certified by recognized thermographic professional

associations. This list is provided as a starting point for anyone seeking

this important service. Other centers may also exist that are not on this

list. However, please be sure to check on the credentials of any and all

thermographic technicians and interpreters to avoid visiting an untrained or

poorly trained provider.

 

Some helpful links on choosing a qualified center -

 

http://www.iact-org.org/unqualified_thermographers.html

 

http://www.iact-org.org/new_thermography_technologies.html

 

http://www.iact-org.org/thermography_guidelines.html

 

If these links have not answered your questions, please resubmit your

question to info and we will respond to your email

within 72 hours of receipt.

[Guest guest]

Yes, thank you! What a great article. Next time I go to the doctor, I

will request that. I'd say it's time for me to go for a checkup, since

I haven't been to the doctor for about 25 years. :-)

 

Carol

 

 

Jan Jenson <vizual [vizual]

> Hi Carol, did you see Mysti's post on the Thermography?

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The link to find a liscensed thermography clinic is: www.iact-org.org/link.html

The closest one to MS. is either Baton Rouge, LA or Florence Kentucky. I am

considering this

rather than the " smash and mash " method. My dr wants me to have an MRI instead,

since she

considers me high risk for reoccurence with all the cysts and fibroids that I

have had in my

life. Hoping to get rid of that situation. But, thought that you all might like

the link anyway.

Janna

[Guest guest]

It sounds like you are willing to walk a lot of extra miles for your health's sake. Might I also recommend that you find a naturopathic doctor or a chiropractor that has an applied clinical nutrition practice? The VoiceBio machine and the BioMeridian machine both can measure the health of the organ systems in the body, and then print out a list of nutritional supplements to strengthen that organ system. When we see breast cancer, skin problems, digestive problems, for examples, we know that one or more organ systems have been suffering and slowly put in a position to begin failing; this has usually been going on for many years before any disease symptom becomes apparent. The important point is that people w/ disease conditions, with or without the usual medical treatment, are offered nutritional support leading to a stronger, healthier body. Dr.

Goebel

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Janna! The smash and mash method..... I couldn't have said

it better myself. LOL! The best thing to do is to give your body

perfect alkalinity. This can be done via various methods. I use apple

cider vinegar. There are strips that you can buy and test to see where

your alkalinity stands. Kind of like a swimming pool. lol Perfect

alkalinity. No disease. If you can find True Essential Supplements.

They have Mineral ph that also gives you perfect alkalinity. Where

there is perfect alkalinity, disease cannot survive. Cancer cannot

exist.

 

Before I became acquainted with health supplements I made a decision to

die from natural causes rather than be treated by a doctor and their

methods. This started my learning curve. I had been having a problem

with recurring cysts. Since I have worked on my alkalinity, cysts have

disappeared never to resurface again. I beleave olelander gives you

perfect alkalinity. We have cures in our kitchen and in our gardens

that only cost pennies a day. And they work better than anything.

 

 

 

oleander soup , " dreamweavermphs " <cr8iveart

wrote:

>

> The link to find a liscensed thermography clinic is: www.iact-

org.org/link.html

> The closest one to MS. is either Baton Rouge, LA or Florence

Kentucky. I am considering this

> rather than the " smash and mash " method. My dr wants me to have an

MRI instead, since she

> considers me high risk for reoccurence with all the cysts and

fibroids that I have had in my

> life. Hoping to get rid of that situation. But, thought that you all

might like the link anyway.

> Janna

>

[Guest guest]

While mammography has it's down sides, I don't think

thermography is a great alternative. In the studies assessing it's

effectiveness at discerning breast cancer, it preforms poorly compared

with mammography which isn't great either. Further, several of my

colleagues have reported cases of patients in which malignant breast

tumors were missed with thermography.

In cases of fibrocystic breasts, thermography may be useful compared to

mammography.

I can't even site the studies for you because I can't find any on Pub

Med. Either, I'm searching incorrectly, or there just hasn't been a lot

of research assessing the effectiveness of breast thermography. I think

the latter is more likely. I was given the full texts of 2 studies by a

thermography clinic here in Tucson. I thought it was odd that the studies

they gave me were actually unfavorable. I suppose that's the best they

had.

~M

 

At 11:52 AM 6/7/2007, you wrote:

The link to find a liscensed

thermography clinic is:

 

www.iact-org.org/link.html

The closest one to MS. is either Baton Rouge, LA or Florence Kentucky. I

am considering this

rather than the " smash and mash " method. My dr wants me to have

an MRI instead, since she

considers me high risk for reoccurence with all the cysts and fibroids

that I have had in my

life. Hoping to get rid of that situation. But, thought that you all

might like the link anyway.

Janna

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I too have been taking apple cider vinegar twice a day, himalayan salt, sodium

bicarbonaye, and

msm, as well as b vitamins, but one cyst in my left breast won't go away. i do

have the strips. I have a

great chiropractor. But as yet have not found any one who could really help with

nutrition. i probably

need to check and work on the akalinity. Janna

>

> " May " <luellamay129

> 2007/06/07 Thu PM 03:22:25 EDT

> oleander soup

> Re: thermography

>

> Thank you Janna! The smash and mash method..... I couldn't have said

> it better myself. LOL! The best thing to do is to give your body

> perfect alkalinity. This can be done via various methods. I use apple

> cider vinegar. There are strips that you can buy and test to see where

> your alkalinity stands. Kind of like a swimming pool. lol Perfect

> alkalinity. No disease. If you can find True Essential Supplements.

> They have Mineral ph that also gives you perfect alkalinity. Where

> there is perfect alkalinity, disease cannot survive. Cancer cannot

> exist.

>

> Before I became acquainted with health supplements I made a decision to

> die from natural causes rather than be treated by a doctor and their

> methods. This started my learning curve. I had been having a problem

> with recurring cysts. Since I have worked on my alkalinity, cysts have

> disappeared never to resurface again. I beleave olelander gives you

> perfect alkalinity. We have cures in our kitchen and in our gardens

> that only cost pennies a day. And they work better than anything.

>

>

>

> oleander soup , " dreamweavermphs " <cr8iveart

> wrote:

> >

> > The link to find a liscensed thermography clinic is: www.iact-

> org.org/link.html

> > The closest one to MS. is either Baton Rouge, LA or Florence

> Kentucky. I am considering this

> > rather than the " smash and mash " method. My dr wants me to have an

> MRI instead, since she

> > considers me high risk for reoccurence with all the cysts and

> fibroids that I have had in my

> > life. Hoping to get rid of that situation. But, thought that you all

> might like the link anyway.

> > Janna

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Janna,

 

How long have you been taking these supplements? Also, Dr. Goebel

gave wonderful advice on a prior post about seeking out a

naturopath. Those machines that he was describing sound amazing.

Again, I have learned something new today.

 

Test your alkalinity, keep on taking the apple cider vinegar and seek

the advice of a naturopath. In fact, I have contacted a retired

naturopath asking him to contribute to The Best Years of Life.

 

I, too, really have a lot to learn. However, my motto is alkaline,

alkaline, alkaline.

 

As for the cyst, don't worry about it. It will go away. You are on

the right track.

 

 

 

oleander soup , <cr8iveart wrote:

>

> I too have been taking apple cider vinegar twice a day, himalayan

salt, sodium bicarbonaye, and

> msm, as well as b vitamins, but one cyst in my left breast won't go

away. i do have the strips. I have a

> great chiropractor. But as yet have not found any one who could

really help with nutrition. i probably

> need to check and work on the akalinity. Janna

> >

> > " May " <luellamay129

> > 2007/06/07 Thu PM 03:22:25 EDT

> > oleander soup

> > Re: thermography

> >

> > Thank you Janna! The smash and mash method..... I couldn't have

said

> > it better myself. LOL! The best thing to do is to give your

body

> > perfect alkalinity. This can be done via various methods. I use

apple

> > cider vinegar. There are strips that you can buy and test to see

where

> > your alkalinity stands. Kind of like a swimming pool. lol

Perfect

> > alkalinity. No disease. If you can find True Essential

Supplements.

> > They have Mineral ph that also gives you perfect alkalinity.

Where

> > there is perfect alkalinity, disease cannot survive. Cancer

cannot

> > exist.

> >

> > Before I became acquainted with health supplements I made a

decision to

> > die from natural causes rather than be treated by a doctor and

their

> > methods. This started my learning curve. I had been having a

problem

> > with recurring cysts. Since I have worked on my alkalinity,

cysts have

> > disappeared never to resurface again. I beleave olelander gives

you

> > perfect alkalinity. We have cures in our kitchen and in our

gardens

> > that only cost pennies a day. And they work better than anything.

> >

> >

> >

> > oleander soup , " dreamweavermphs "

<cr8iveart@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > The link to find a liscensed thermography clinic is: www.iact-

> > org.org/link.html

> > > The closest one to MS. is either Baton Rouge, LA or Florence

> > Kentucky. I am considering this

> > > rather than the " smash and mash " method. My dr wants me to have

an

> > MRI instead, since she

> > > considers me high risk for reoccurence with all the cysts and

> > fibroids that I have had in my

> > > life. Hoping to get rid of that situation. But, thought that

you all

> > might like the link anyway.

> > > Janna

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/7/2007 7:23:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, drlanphier writes:

I would strongly urge thorough research into mammography, for those considering its use. Mammography doesn’t have a good track record, radiates the breast and, of course, smashes the tissue which can be very detrimental if cancer is present.

 

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[Guest guest]

For the most part I agree.

Thermography requires a very, very experienced professional to read it

and even then it is not always beneficial. I would strongly urge thorough research

into mammography, for those considering its use. Mammography doesn’t have a good

track record, radiates the breast and, of course, smashes the tissue which can

be very detrimental if cancer is present.

MRI is proving to be very accurate, in my experience with cancer

clients. And, of course, the BEST

is just plain old prevention. Iodine

also plays a very important part in breast health along with making sure hormones

are kept in balance, which means being very careful as to what you put “in”

your body and what you put “on” you body as in personal care

products.

 

Be Well~

Loretta

 

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oleander soup oleander soup On Behalf Of Michael Uzick, N.M.D.

Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:46

PM

oleander soup

Re: re:

thermography

 

 

While mammography has

it's down sides, I don't think thermography is a great alternative. In the

studies assessing it's effectiveness at discerning breast cancer, it preforms

poorly compared with mammography which isn't great either. Further, several of

my colleagues have reported cases of patients in which malignant breast tumors

were missed with thermography.

 

In cases of fibrocystic breasts, thermography may be useful compared to

mammography.

 

I can't even site the studies for you because I can't find any on Pub Med.

Either, I'm searching incorrectly, or there just hasn't been a lot of research

assessing the effectiveness of breast thermography. I think the latter is more

likely. I was given the full texts of 2 studies by a thermography clinic here

in Tucson. I

thought it was odd that the studies they gave me were actually unfavorable. I

suppose that's the best they had.

 

~M

[Guest guest]

Tracy and Suzanne (? hope that I got your name right),

The dr that I found in TN, north of Nashville in Clarksville, charges $390.00.

$300 for the

thermography and $90 for the consult for reading it and follow up appointment.

The dr visit

for the follow up was covered by insurance, so I only paid the copay. It was

great not to get

squashed!!!! Just research the dr; you want to make sure that he/she does more

than a one

point reading system (old way and not reliable). There shoud be a series of

images: heat view

with color after acclimation to temperature, then, exposure to cold and another

series of

images, including black and white that show the blood vessel in intense contrast

because of

the cold. It is so worth it. Let me know if you want to discuss this further and

we can

communicate off group, since this may not be of interest to the rest of the

group. Nice to

have something that doesn't hurt. Janna

[Guest guest]

Suz,

Talk with the person who is doing the thermography. They should do a consult

with you

before the thermography, if you call and want more info, maybe even on the

phone. They are

saying that it shouldn't take the place of a mammogram because it was used when

thermography first came out to document disc and spine problems in automobile

accidents.

And in terms of the insurance industry it turned up too many positives! It

reads heat from

inflammation - such as disc trauma. But, it was reading problems that didn't

show up in x-

ray and mri's. So, the medical and insurance communities discredited

thermography as

" false " science. That was in its' early stages. It is better today and more

precise. It can read

heat disturbances five to ten years out from when it would turn into something

that can be

picked up on a traditional mammogram. It uses digital imaging so there is

radiation exposure

but you are not up next to the machine, you are several feet away. It all

depends on how

comfortable you are with the results that you get. The tradition drs are the

ones who say that

you need the mammogram - that it won't take the place of the tradition squash

photo/re-

squash/re-photo. If the person who does the thermography says that, they are

covering their

ass, because of the fact that it was discredited not so long ago and they want

it to become

the next wave for beast cancer detedtion - that is turning into a very slow go.

Just check out

the person's creditials who is going to be reading your thermography. It is a

valid science.

Just my thoughts, but you have to do what makes you comfortable in the long run.

Janna