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Thermography for breast screening

August 31, 2012

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by Dr. Martha Grout —  Mammography has neither proved to be a flawless screening tool, nor does it give a good reading in women with dense breasts. And as every woman who has undergone a mammogram knows, it hurts to have breast tissue squashed between two pieces of metal. Researchers have long warned that the […]

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Thermography for breast cancer screening

July 11, 2012

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by Dr. Martha Grout —  One of our standard cultural mantras is that women should have an annual mammogram to screen for breast cancer. Yet mammography centers around the country are shutting down. A study published in the August 2007 issue of Radiology blames low reimbursement rates from insurance companies and high liability for the […]

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