Thermography must be offered in addition to routine programmes
Interviewed on ABC news, Dr. William Amalu explains the value of Thermography very well, and its use ‘in addition’ to routine breast health programmes. If you need a clearer overview of the value of Thermography, this is the one, but you can hear the confusion in the voice of the interviewer when he asks why the medical establishment won’t ‘endorse’ Thermography.
Functional Medicine – a paradigm shift in our approach to chronic illness!
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What is the immune system?
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A Prevention-Based Society
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Preventive Health
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Inflammation
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Stress and Breast Cancer
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Legislation for Prevention
Cancer and obesity are at epidemic proportions – even though there are preventative measures we can all take. But, what role should government have in this – should we legislate for prevention?
Start Your Annual Imaging!
Thermography is the earliest detection technology of cancer available – revealing vascular changes in breast tissue 5-10 years before any lump or structure develops.
Dense breasts? Forced disclosure – why we need this law!
With changes in the law being introduce across North America, forcing family doctors and mammographers to inform their patients about the density of their breasts, we ask ourselves if we need this law, and if so, why?
Disclaimer
- Thermography is an adjunctive procedure and all interpretive findings must be clinically correlated.
- Thermography is not a substitute for anatomical testing and results will vary from person to person.
- The absence of abnormal Thermographic findings does not mean that there is an absence of pathology.