Thermography

It is practiced here in Connecticut but like Dr. Moore has stated, it has gone in and out of favor. I have talked to radiologists locally and they do not support it. Thermography is based on the concept that a highly metabolic structure like a tumor will generate more heat than normal tissue, and that we can image that. Over the past 25 years it has gone in and out of favor several times. I am not really knowledgeable about how prevalent its use is currently. I know of no one in my geographic area who is using it right now.

Mammograms have a failure rate of 10%, for women with dense breast tissue it is over 40%. this is not really the best imaging tool. there are others with potential, but the Mammogram Machine makers are large contributors to facilities and Cancer Societies, therefore the lock step validations.
Two issues were against my making an informed decision, first I was not aware of dense breast tissue, was never told by any treating professional, and only two states have made it a law to advise women, Connecticut and Texas.
My own Governor Brown of California had the bill to do so on his desk and on the last day to sign it into law he refused saying incredibly, "he did not want to cause women to have anxiety, and also possibly saving your life is too expensive to suggest better screening. "Liberal" democrat Governor Brown, "Conservative" Republican governor Perry did care about women's lives. Shame on you Mr. Brown.
I agreed to a six months wait and watch delay. Never would have, had I understood dense breast and mammography failure. the ultrasound failed as well. When six months later I heard "biopsy," I went for a second opinion of my choice.
I drove 100+ miles to Venice Beach, Ca. to Dr. Kevin Kelly, 30+ year radiologist focusing on breasts. Dr. Kelly invented SonoCine, a different way of screening using an ultrasound. A full 11 days, two core biopsies and an MRI after, my "esteemed" Imaging unit gave me the exact diagnosis. Dr. Kelly told me that there was no cancer where they were looking, but beyond and deeper is where his SonoCine detected my cancer, pathology reports support this as well.

Don't tell me there are not any other screening methods, stop stonewalling them.

Teresa Masters I'm not really familiar with thermography, but despite the appeal of avoiding exposure to ionizing radiation it's just not proven to be effective yet.

It needs rigorous testing, which is why it's not FDA approved yet. At least one study show poor sensitivity - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21377664

And now MRI can do some thermal imaging, but this too needs careful testing: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20432295

There is no perfect test, and adding more tests may make it more confusing and stressful. So how do I feel? Stick with the evidence, not the anecdote.