THERMOGRAPHY BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE

Thermography

Breast cancer happens when cells in the Breast grow and divide in an uncontrolled way, creating a mass of tissue called a tumor. Breast cancer increases with age and weight gain. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer. Breast cancer can begin in different parts of the breast. Most breast cancers begin in the ducts or lobules.

Breast has Three main parts:
1. Lobules: Glands that produce milk,
2.Ducts Tubes : That carry milk to the nipples
3.Connective Tissue :(which consists of fibrous and fatty tissue) surrounds and holds everything together.
Breast cancer can spread outside the breast through blood vessels and lymph vessels. When breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it is said to have metastasized.

 Most common kinds of Breast cancer:
1) Invasive ductal carcinoma: Cancer cells begin in the ducts, then grow into other parts of the breast tissue.
2) Invasive lobular carcinoma: Cancer cells begin in the lobules, then spread to the breast tissues close by.
3) Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): May lead to invasive breast cancer. Cancer cells are only in the lining of the ducts.

Normal Breast in Menstrual Period
Normal Breast with clear Blood Vessels
Clear boundary. No veins change around the middle grey shadow.

Arrow points to the light grey shadow in flakes
Breast Cancer

Facts about killer Breast Cancer

  • No. 1 cause of Death in the World / India.
  • Most common in women: 1 : 8. Delhi Women: 1:6. Men : 1:7
  • 85% diagnosed early
  • Stage 1 & 2: Cure Rate: 93~98%, if diagnosed early. Stage 3: 72% and Stage 4: 22%.
  • Screening to start from 40+ years.
  • 45~54 years: One Mammogram/year. 5/1000 diagnosed.
  • Increases by 16% annually. Double by 2040.
  • India will be the Breast Cancer World Capital by 2040.

Symptoms

Different people have different symptoms of Breast Cancer. Some people do not have any signs or symptoms at all.

Some warning signs of Breast cancer are:

  • New lump in the breast or underarm (armpit).
  • Thickening or swelling of part of the Breast.
  • Irritation or dimpling of Breast skin.
  • Redness or flaky skin in the nipple area or the Breast.
  • Pulling in of the nipple or pain in the nipple area.
  • Nipple discharge other than Breast milk, including blood.
  • Any change in the size, shape or contour of the Breast/nipple.
  • Pain in any area of the Breast.
  • A marble-like hardened area under the skin.

These symptoms can happen with other conditions that are not cancer.

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Risk Factors(Causes)

  • Getting older. Most breast cancers are diagnosed after age 50.
  • Reproductive history. Not breastfeeding, never having a full-term pregnancy. menopause after age 55 expose women to Hormones longer, raising their risk of getting Breast Cancer.
  • Personal History of Breast cancer or certain non-cancerous Breast Diseases.
  • Family history of Breast or ovarian cancer.
  • Exposure to Radiation/Chemicals.
  • Drugs Diethylstilbestrol (DES),  Mother took DES while pregnant.
  • Physically Inactive.
  • Hormonal changes due to night shift working.
  • Breast implants.

 

Diagnostic Techniques

    1. Breast Examination: Self or by Doctor
    2. Digital Mammography,
    3. Ultrasonography,
    4. Scintimammography: Radioactive contrast agents are injected into a vein in the arm.
    5. PET scanning,
    6. MRI
    7. Thermography: Harmless, Inexpensive. Can even detect small sized cancer cells.

    If Positive then biopsy.

    Breast cancer diagnosis and Treatment are best accomplished by a team of experts working together with the patient.

    Each patient needs to evaluate the advantages and limitations of each type of Treatment and work with her team of physicians to develop the best approach.

Treatment

Remove, Destroy, or Control the cancer cells in a specific area, such as the Breast.

Depends on the kind of Breast cancer and how far it has spread.

  • Lumpectomy (Partial Mastectomy)
  • Chemotherapy
  • Hormonal Therapy
  • BiologicalTherapy
  • RadiationTherapy
  • Mastectomy (Removal of the entire Breast)

The Truth About Your Mammogram

1,900 Mammograms saves one life. But, they will cause two cancers from the mammogram’s radiation in the process.

Misdiagnose: 30% women will receive unnecessary and costly surgeries, Radiation and Chemotherapy. So, even more will die from those.

For women under age 50, Mammograms aren’t necessary. A shocking study that shows some breast cancers go away on their own –
without any treatment at all – and what tests doctors can use to determine which cancers fall into that category.

Thermography measures the metabolic activity of cells and cancer cells are highly metabolically active even when they are of such a small number to be undetectable by mammograms. Thermography can pick up signs of breast cancer cells earlier than a mammogram. Thus, it is an excellent tool for early breast cancer detection.

Thermography

Thermography: An Excellent Tool for early Breast Cancer Detection.

Thermography or Digital Infrared Imaging: Tumors require their own blood supply and thus make a lot of blood vessels. They will look different than regular tissue during Thermography.

Thermography has 99% Accuracy in identifying Breast cancer in women in the 30 to 55 age group. Detects abnormalities 8-10 years before Mammography can detect a mass. Early detection of Breast cancer saves lives. Some proponents of Breast Thermography claim what this imaging technique can actually do when it comes to finding cancer.
Thermogram looks impressive. It’s a rainbow picture of your body where each color represents a different temperature zone. Thermography is a test that can detect changes that could possibly progress into a late-stage Disease, such as Breast cancer.  Thermography is offered at clinics in US. Thermography Experts say it is “More Accurate” than Mammograms and advertised as a test that can find cancer years before a Mammogram can.

Thermography is “Very Accurate. Detect changes many years before than detected on a Mammogram.”

Women, who are worried about the radiation from Mammograms, turned to Thermography. Thermograms images are Colorful. Mammogram images are in black-and-white. In 1982, FDA approved Thermography as a test women can use in addition to getting a mammogram.

Comparison between Mammography and Thermo Mammography

S No. Particulars Mammography Thermo mammography
1 Diagnostic Method Radiation Infrared
2 Result Based on X-Rays Infrared Probe and Analytical software
based.
3 Additional Equipment Laser X-Ray Film Printer. Any Normal Color Printer.
4 Consumable Specialized X-Ray Film. Normal A4 size white paper.
5 Output Black& White in X-Ray Film No video Recording possible. Coloured Prints on Plain Paper, Video
Recording, Editing and Replay.
6 Output Harmful, Exposure to Radiation can cause cancer. Harmless, No Radiation. Number of
Exposures does not create Cancer.
7 Accuracy Not 100% Accurate 99% Accurate
8 Detection Cannot detect small number of Cancer cells. Detects small number of cancer cells as they are highly metabolic.
9 Remarks Expensive. Harmful due to Radiations. Data cannot be
sorted.		 Inexpensive, Harmless. Excellent Tool for early Breast cancer detection. Patient
Data can be stored in the system.