Can I book my own breast thermogram or does my doctor need to do it?
A. As it’s non-invasive, patients can self-refer and it’s straight forward to arrange your appointment with us. You come away with a report which then becomes part of your medical record. If your thermography shows cause for concern, then it’s helpful (especially if you are a young woman) to have something tangible to show your doctor, who might otherwise dismiss you as one of the worried well. Meditherm thermography regularly picks up patients where a slight change registers during the three months between initial scan and follow up. Sometimes mammography is negative nonetheless, and it can take up to another year before what we first identify becomes dense enough for mammography to identify. It also takes quite a long time before biopsy can verify the finding because you have to have some physical calcification or cell growth to get a needle into. This is when monitoring becomes especially important.
