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Breast Thermography

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A Non-Invasive Tool for Proactive Risk Assessment

by Lee Walker

he American Cancer Society (ACS) statistics on breast cancer are shocking. Every three minutes in the United States, another woman is diagnosed with this dreaded disease that annually claims more than 40,000 lives. With its incidence on the rise and prevention now considered more valu- able than cure, women are beginning to educate themselves about the option of including a thermogram as part of their annual check-up. This little-known tool for risk assessment measures thermal emissions, key indicators of health, emanating from the body. Available in the U.S. since the 1960s, it was approved in 1982 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct to mammography. Rita Rimmer, owner of Health Imaging, explains that thermography is also referred to as digital infrared thermal imaging. A special heat-sensing camera measures and maps the heat on the surface of the breast. Temperature rises in areas with increased blood flow and metabolism, so ther- mography, “offers an indication of inflammation, vascular change, lymph activity and abnormal physiology changes,” advises Rimmer. Cancer stimulates the production of both new blood vessels that don’t have the ability to contract, and nitric oxide, which causes vascular dilation, increased blood supply and heat. The infrared camera images this ab- normal blood supply that forms to feed cancerous tumors. To skilled interpreters, these vessels look different and indicate abnormal development. Rimmer embraces thermography for early risk assessment. “Mammography finds the cancer only when it’s large enough to be a tumor,” she says. “Ther- mography has been known to detect breast cancer up to 10 years before a tumor develops.”

Rita Rimmer

Many of the women whom Rimmer images are as surprised as she was to learn that even individuals who are conscientious about their wellness regimens and lack any genetic predisposition still get breast cancer. “That’s when we look for other underlying causes, such as those suggested in Dressed to Kill,” advises Rimmer. “Authors Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer report that 70 percent

of breast cancer cases are unexplain- able by known risk factors, and they contend that strong epidemiological evidence points to the restrictive action of brassieres, which may inhibit the lymphatic system. According to Singer and Grismaijer, women who wear tight-fitting bras 24 hours a day are more likely to have breast cancer.” Rimmer believes in educating women about the importance of wear- ing bras made from natural cotton, rath- er than synthetic materials that raise the body temperature around the breasts. “Synthetic materials are generally made from petroleum-based chemicals, which I believe are absorbed by the skin,” emphasizes Rimmer, who adds, “The more women investigate other possible causes of breast cancer, the less likely they will be to expose them- selves to potential harm.”

Contact Rita Rimmer, of Health Imaging, at 941-330-9318 or email RiRim@msn. com. Visit HealthyThermalImaging.com. See ad, page 17.

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