"Early detection saves lives"
DITI’s role in breast cancer and other breast disorders is to help in early detection and monitoring of abnormal physiology and the establishment of risk factors for the development or existence of cancer.
When used with other procedures the best possible evaluation of breast health is made.
This 15 minute non invasive test is a valuable procedure for alerting your GP or specialist to the possibility of underlying breast disease.
This test is designed to improve chances for detecting fast-growing, active tumors in the intervals between mammographic screenings or when mammography is not indicated by screening guidelines for women under 50 years of age.
All patient’s thermograms (breast images) are kept on record and form a baseline for all future routine evaluations.
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Current Early Detection Guidelines
One day there may be a single method for the early detection of breast cancer. Until then, using a combination of methods will increase your chances of detecting cancer in an early stage.? These methods include:?
- Mammography for all women who are aged 40 or older.
- Regular DITI screening for women of all ages.
- A regular breast examination by a health professional.
- Monthly breast self-examination.
- Personal awareness for changes in the breasts.
- Readiness to discuss quickly any such changes with a doctor.
These guidelines should be considered along with your background and medical history.
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Procedure
DITI of the breast offers the opportunity of earlier detection of breast disease than has been possible with breast self examination, doctor examination or mammography alone.?
DITI is a non invasive test. This means there is no contact with the body of any kind, no radiation and the procedure is painless.
DITI detects the subtle physiologic changes that accompany breast pathology, whether it is cancer, fibrocystic disease, an infection or a vascular disease. Your doctor can then plan accordingly and lay out a careful program to further diagnose and/or MONITOR you until other standard testing is positive. This allows for the earliest possible treatment.
It takes years for a tumor to grow, and the earliest possible indication of abnormality is needed to allow for the earliest possible treatment and intervention.
Regular DITI screening can provide an early alert for possible referral to mammography, sonography, or MRI to improve early detection by your doctor. |
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Who?
DITI is especially appropriate for younger women between 30 8 50 whose denser breast tissue makes it more difficult for mammography to pick up suspicious lesions. This test can provide a ’clinical marker’ to the doctor, or mammographer, that a specific area of the breast needs particularly close examination.
Breast cancers tend to grow significantly faster in younger women under 50:
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AGE |
AVERAGE
TUMOR DOUBLING TIME
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Under
50 |
80
days |
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Age
50-70 |
157
days |
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Over
Age 70 |
188
days |
Source: Cancer 71:3547-3551, 1993
The faster a malignant tumor grows, the more Infrared radiation it generates. For younger women in particular, results from DITI screening can lead to earlier detection and ultimately, longer life.
Doctors do not yet know how to prevent breast cancer. However you can increase your chances of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages by understanding the need for, and participating in, an early detection programme.
Only about 20 percent of biopsied breast lumps are cancerous. If cancer is found early, there are choices for treatment.
With prompt treatment, the outlook is good. In fact, most women treated for early breast cancer will be free from breast cancer for the rest of their lives.
DITI has been recognized as a viable diagnostic tool since 1987 by the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs, the ACA Council on Diagnostic Imaging, the Congress of Neurosurgeons in 1988 and in 1990 by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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