How is Breast Thermography different from a Mammogram?
Both tests are looking for completely different signs of breast cancer. Thermography looks for changes that occur as a growing cancer alters the blood supply of the breast and changes the physiology and chemical environment of the tissue of the breast. Mammograms look for changes to the density of the breast that indicates the presence of a tumor. Mammography identifies the physical. The medical literature views both procedures as complimentary to each other.
Both tests are looking for completely different signs of breast cancer. Thermography looks for temperature changes which occur as a growing cancer alters the blood supply of the breast. Thermography identifies the physiology and chemical changes. Mammograms look for changes to the density of the tissues of the breast indicating the possible presence of a tumor. Mammography identifies the physical changes. The medical literature views both procedures as complimentary to each other.
