Breast Thermography was approved in 1983 for the adjunctive screening of breast cancer. What this means is that while Breast Thermography will not harm you, it also may not provide any benefit and is not intended to be a replacement for regular screening mammograms.
Mammography has been proven to decrease breast cancer mortality. Each mammography center in San Luis Obispo County performs quality control procedures daily and undergoes yearly inspections. All physicians who read mammograms must have continuing medical education credits in mammography and meet standards for number of studies read as well as the outcome of those studies. Additionally, San Luis Diagnostic Center has gone above and beyond the basic qualifications and is currently the only Breast Imaging Center of Excellence on the Central Coast.
When making an informed decision about your personal health, choose a proven, approved method for breast cancer detection.
Here are some letters sent by the FDA.
FDA Letter #1
FDA Letter #2
This letter was sent to a local Thermography Center.
FDA Letter #3
The following is an excellent clip from Anderson Cooper 360° featuring Dr. Daniel Kopans, the Professor of the Department of Radiology at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kopans is one of the world's leading experts on screening mammography. In the clip, Dr. Kopans debates with a representative from the US Preventative Services Task Force, Dr. Kimberly Gregory.
Click on the image below to be taken to CNN.com to view the video. The debate starts at about 1:00 and ends at about 8:00.
