Psych Effects Linger After False Positive Mammograms

By KATIE MOISSE (@katiemoisse)
March 18, 2013
ABC News

Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, and save lives. But they can also lead to false alarms that take a heavy psychological toll, a new study found.
The Danish study of more than 1,300 women found that those who received “false positive” results on their screening mammograms reported [...]

Manufacturing controversy: CBC’s thermography story – who’s deceiving who?

By Darcy Fitzpatrick
Post at: SignalBlog.ca
Posted on: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
A few weeks ago in late November, CBC’s Here and Now presented an investigative report on thermography.
Sort of.
It wasn’t really about thermography. I mean, they didn’t look into thermography in any great detail. What they did instead was focus in on the only clinic in the [...]

About Thermal Imaging (thermography) by Greenpoint Thermography

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Mammograms have led to over one million women being unnecessarily treated for breast cancer according to a new study. Are yearly breast exams actually hazardous?

Thermal Imaging System Could Help Detect Drunk People

Source: CBS Seattle
September 12, 2012
A new use for old technology could give police a hand in spotting drunks in public.
In a paper that was published in the “International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics,” Greek scientists Georgia Koukiou and Vassilis Anastassopoulos are developing new algorithms that will gather data about blood-vessels on a subject’s [...]

Cancer prevention on minds of Ontario CWL

Written by Erin Morawetz, The Catholic Register
Wednesday, 25 July 2012 14:25
Ontario’s Catholic Women’s League has put its support behind infrared breast screening thermography while expressing opposition to youth indoor tanning.
These resolutions were passed at the 65th annual Ontario provincial convention of the CWL, which took place in Kingston, Ont., July 9 to 11.
Marlene Pavletic, president [...]

When a Train is not a Boat, and a Row Boat is not a Luxury Liner

Why Mammography cannot be compared with breast thermography.
Author: Dr. Hillary Smith
I have recently seen the media go crazy with a study that was done at Bryn Mawr Hospital comparing mammography and thermography for breast cancer detection. The thermal images in the study failed to impress those conducting the study. And so we see multiple [...]

Rebuttle to No-Touch Study ~ Misleading Media About Thermography

The recent plethora of articles reporting a study published that compares a certain type of infrared imaging for breast cancer with mammography has been taken out of context and perspective by some journalists and by certain self interest groups within the medical profession.
The ‘No touch breast scan’ product was tested alongside mammography for the detection [...]

Understanding the Role of DITI* in Breast Screening

The benefits of DITI do vary between age and risk groups.
With the pre mammogram age group (under 50) the benefits of screening to detect any findings or changes that justify additional testing or closer monitoring are simple. With any positive DITI findings in this younger age group, any mammogram and ultrasound sensitivity and specificity will be increased with the [...]

Suzanne Somers Admits She Has a Controversial Viewpoint on Mammograms

Suzanne Somers Discusses Mammogram Alternatives
Suzanne Somers admits she has a controversial viewpoint on mammograms. Watch as she explains the risks she sees behind mammograms and offers her alternatives to breast cancer screenings.