Ask the doctor: Is thermography a good screening tool for breast cancer?

Published: July, 2011

Q. When you talk about breast cancer screening, why don't you mention thermography? I've been using it for several years instead of mammography, which uses radiation.

A. The short answer is, we don't have good evidence that thermography is useful, and it definitely is not a substitute for mammography.

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