Whatever cancer treatment we decide on, after the initial treatment is finished, we still need to have regular medical check-ups to see how we are doing.
Let’s look at some of the test methods on offer and compare the safety and / or accuracy aspects.
Doctors generally offer ultrasounds, mammograms, CT scans, or MRIs.
Ultrasound or ultrasound is a non-invasive scan and does not use ionizing radiation (X-rays). Part of the body is exposed to high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the inside of the body. These images help doctors diagnose and treat medical conditions.
Although there are no known harmful effects in humans, ultrasound, for various reasons, is not suitable for testing in the intestine or in large patients and has difficulty penetrating bone, so it is not a definitive test for cancer detection.
A mammogram uses low doses of radiation to scan the breasts and is a diagnostic tool that examines the breast for possible problems and hidden lumps. This test is highly touted for the early detection and therefore prevention of breast cancer. However, there are some downsides to mammograms in addition to radiation exposure.
If a woman has a high breast density, the mammogram may appear normal even though breast cancer is present and produces a false negative result. Mammograms miss up to about 20% of breast cancers that are present on screening.
On the other hand, false positive results can occur when a radiologist believes that a mammogram is abnormal but in fact there is no cancer.
Significant stress can result from these two misdiagnoses, indicating that mammograms are far from ideal as a screening tool.
With computed tomography, numerous x-ray beams and an array of electronic x-ray detectors rotate around it. It is often the preferred method of diagnosing many different cancers, as imaging allows the physician to confirm the presence of a tumor and measure its size, precise location, and the extent of tumor involvement with nearby tissue. This is a good test, but the body is exposed to radiation with this test and it is expensive.
An MRI uses magnetic fields, radio waves, and a computer to take pictures of the inside of your body, but it does not use radiation like the other scans mentioned. This is also a good test but very expensive.
Mammograms, CT scans, and MRIs are often used when symptoms are already present, such as an unexplained lump, but what about a safe, non-invasive test for the extremely early detection of breast cancer, fibrocystic disease, a infection or vascular disease and others? cancers before a lump or other symptoms appear?
Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) is such a test. DITI detects subtle physiological changes in your body. It does not use radiation, it is painless and has no contact with the body. This test allows the doctor to visualize changes in the temperature of the skin’s surface by using an infrared scanning device that converts infrared radiation emitted from the skin’s surface into electrical impulses that can be viewed in color on a monitor. computer.
The benefit of this test is that it can alert you to breast disease (and other disorders) much earlier than the usual self-exam, medical exam, or any of the tests mentioned above.
DITI can offer protection against the development of cancer by detecting and monitoring abnormal physiology years before you, your doctor, mammograms, X-rays, ultrasound, CT scans, or MRIs can detect anything.
This 15-minute test is valuable in alerting your GP or specialist to the possibility of an underlying disease, which means that preventive measures can be taken to stop any cancer before it develops.
Understanding the options available will allow us to make informed decisions regarding our ongoing health, which is critical after a cancer attack.