Reasons Women Choose Thermography - Part 1
There a dozen different reasons we've seen women decide to get their first thermogram.
However, there are three reasons that we see far more often that the others.
The most common reason we see women decide to get their first thermogram is if they feel like something is going on yet they are under the age of 40.
Women who are under the age of 40 usually won't get a mammogram even if they express to their doctor that they feel like something is going on.
Without a physical lump or some other symptom many doctors won't recommend a mammogram and for good reasons.
However, I've learned to never doubt a woman and her feelings.
More times than not, those feelings usually turn out to be right.
We recently had a woman who had such a feeling decide to get her first thermogram.
She lives a pretty healthy lifestyle but to my surprise she had high risk findings.
She is currently being evaluated for potential breast cancer.
It just goes to show you that your gut feelings may be true and if you aren't eligible for a mammogram then thermography is a great tool to either calm those feelings or give you the leverage that you need to pursue other diagnostics.
Many breast cancers begin to form before the age of 40 and often times it's not detectable until you're in your 50's.
Women who decide to catch abnormal findings earlier have a much better outlook than waiting until it's full blown cancer.