Breast Health
Early Detection Prolongs Life Expectency
Everyone has heard by now that early detection prolongs life expectancy, this is a given. However if cancer has been detected early, it would mean that you already have cancer. Prevention should take precedence over detection. Prevention means not getting cancer in the first place. If we are going to reverse the present trend of the epidemic proportion of breast cancer, we need to come up...
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The Mammogram Conundrum
Recently the US Department of Health dropped a bombshell on unsuspecting women in North America with the recommendation that 40–50 year olds need not have routine mammograms.They went on further to suggest that after the age of 50, women should only have a mammogram once every two years instead of the previous recommendation of having a mammogram every year beginning at age 40. They cited ...
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The Truth Behind Breast Cancer
What is the truth behind breast cancer?Find out by listening to a fascinating radio interview between two experts.Click here for an interview with Dr. Mostovoy and Bryan Farnum from blunt.FM Truth Radio.
Read more...Lorna Vanderhaeghe Interviews Dr. Mostovoy
Click here for an interview about breast thermography with Dr. Mostovoy. This episode of the Ask Lorna live internet show aired November 21, 2006.
Read more...What to Expect at Your Breast Scan
Many women wonder what a thermography appointment is like. Following is what we tell patients at our clinic. Other clinics may vary, but this will give you a general idea. For full details, contact the thermography clinic nearest you.Your initial appointment will take 30 minutes.During this time you will complete the breast health questionnaire and a detailed health history.You w...
Read more...Full Body Scan
Ive discussed the benefits of thermography for breast health in previous blogs:• 10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer • Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? • Is Breast Thermography Safe? • What Is Breast Thermography?But thermography is not just for breast health. Thermography is a safe, non-invasive screening tool helpful in the diagnosis of the following:• Arthritis...
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Can Homeopathy Help Prevent Breast Cancer?
Homeopathic medications have a wide range of use in treatment and prevention of breast disease as well as in the promotion of proper lymphatic drainage. Here are just a few examples of the most common remedies from my clinical experience:Phytolacca Decandra (poke-root)—Great glandular remedy. Will work specifically for swellings with heat and inflammation. It has a powerful effect on fibro...
Read more...Before a Lump Develops
The statistics today are alarming: 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. Each woman must choose between lumpectomy, mastectomy, radiation, or chemotherapy in deciding how best to respond to her situation. With no cure for breast cancer in sight, everyone agrees that early detection is crucial.Presently, breast self-examination and regular mammograms are the prescribed tools for ea...
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Lymphatic Drainage for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Appropriate use of lymphatic drainage and manual massage therapy has been very beneficial to many of our patients.A properly working lymphatic system is essential in the treatment of breast conditions. Gentle manual stimulation is very effective.Finding a lump in the breast could be a terrifying experience for some women; one should always consult with her healthcare practitioner and ...
Read more...Supplementation for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Following is the supplementation I recommend for fibrocystic breast disease for patients at my clinic:Vitamin A—taken in high dosages, stimulates complete or partial remission of cystic mastitis. Beta-carotene in doses of 100,000 IU or higher has been shown to be greatly effective for this condition. One cup of carrot juice or sweet potato contains 20,000 IU of beta-carotene.Vitamin E...
Read more...Essential Oils for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
My good friend Dr. Janet Greene MD in Santa Fe, New Mexico (who also happens to be a fellow Board Certified Clinical Thermographer) sees many patients with fibrocystic breast disease. In conjunction with other treatments, essential oils are very beneficial to many of her patients.Dr. Greene uses a combination of frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, green myrtle, and a touch of grapefruit in...
Read more...Botanicals and Phytotherapy for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Phytotherapy is the oldest method known in our history to treat disorders; I have always had a lot of respect for Mother Natures infinite wisdom in providing us with the tools to help us heal the sick.Botanical hormonal normalizers help the body regularize swings and hormone imbalances, enabling a move towards complete removal of the problem. Although no true specifics are known for fibroc...
Read more...Hormonal Balancing for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Over the years I have had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Dr. Pettle, MD, a leading authority on bio-identical hormones. I have observed that the proper assessment of a patients hormonal levels utilizing blood, saliva, and urine testing should be done at the onset of treatment to establish a baseline and to clearly identify the hormonal imbalances that inadvertently contribute to breast a...
Read more...Homeopathic Medications for Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Homeopathics are a safe and extremely effective way of balancing your problems naturally by allowing your system to correct itself with gentle stimulation of your own immune response. Unlike so many conventional medications, homeopathics are never addictive. Once symptoms are relieved and resolved, you can stop taking them. Here is a list of just a few of the most common medications that Ive us...
Read more...Fibrocystic Breast Disease: Diet and Lifestyle
Fibrocystic disease should be treated with the understanding that it is a multifactorial problem that requires a multi-modal approach. The following strategies have been found to be very effective in our clinic:We begin with a detailed case history of the individual to identify potential problem areas such as current health conditions, past diseases, medications that may cause symptoms, an...
Read more...Fibrocystic Breast Disease: Causes
As a clinical breast thermographer, I see more fibrocystic breast cases than any other abnormality of the breast. Cysts are likely to develop in women ages 30 to 50; however, the youngest patient Ive evaluated was a 12-year-old with multiple cysts in her breasts. In fact, I am seeing this condition increasingly in younger and younger women. One has to ask, “What would contribute to the ri...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 10
10. In addition to your regular medical breast examinations, consider regular breast screening with thermography.Breast thermography is a radiation-free, non-invasive, and totally safe and painless process of providing women with true screening methods that can warn of a pending problem far in advance. Thermographic imaging is a predictive test, and it can also monitor the effectiveness of...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 9
9. Check your thyroid.Hypothyroidism precedes most breast disease. By correcting this problem as early as the first symptoms develop, you will decrease your risk factors and improve your breast health.Women are eight times more likely to suffer from a dysfunctional thyroid during their lifetime than men. Most thyroid conditions start in the perimenopausal and menopausal stages, when t...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 8
8. “Other-centered” people, who do things for others before they look after their own needs, must learn to say NO.Start to look after yourself before giving all to others. Become assertive in a positive way. The common thread in cancer patients is unfulfilled passion that had been suppressed for many years. This pattern of suppression would repeat itself over their lifetime. Oddly enough,...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 7
7. Learn to do your own regular breast self-examinations.A great majority of lumps are found by women themselves. A health care professional should examine any changes noticed.Women are generally reluctant to do a breast self-exam and for many the experience is frustrating. You may feel things but not know what they mean. However, the more you examine your breasts, the more you will l...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 6
6. Nutrition: Eating a low saturated fat, high fiber diet has been shown to be beneficial for breast health.Supplement with ground flaxseed. Flaxseeds contain lignans that bind to estrogens in your digestive tract and cleanse them from your system. Eat foods high in antioxidants (vitamins A, C, E, selenium, beta-carotene) to protect the body from toxic exposures. Choose deeply colored veg...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 5
5. Exercise.Studies show that three to four hours per week of regular exercise can decrease your risk of breast cancer by up to 50%.Lean body mass (muscle) does not generate estrogen like fatty tissue. Swimming laps, aerobics, and running are considered strenuous. Vigorous fitness training of sufficient intensity is an effective modulator of mammary angiogenesis. However, any form of...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 4
4. Regulate your estrogen metabolism.Since most breast tumors are estrogen receptor positive, it implies that they are partially fed by estrogen. Some estrogens are cancer protective, while some are cancer permissive – they are not all created equal. Keep your E2/16 ratio in check. A simple urine test can provide you with this information. The lower the amount of (bad) estrogen, the slower...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 3
3. Limit your exposure to xenoestrogensXeno-estrogens include ethinyl estradiol used in contraceptives; methoxychlor, a pesticide that replaced the well known DDT; industrial pollutants such as bisphenol-A, used as a plasticizer; all man-made radiation; pesticides and herbicides; and many toxic cleaning products that mimic estrogen with their molecular structure.Since hormone-disrupt...
Read more...10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 2
2. Limit or avoid birth control pillsEven the weakest pill contains seven times the amount of estrogen naturally occurring in your body. Research has determined that the single greatest risk factor for future development of breast cancer is lifetime exposure of the breasts to estrogen. It would appear that controlling the influence of estrogen on the breasts would be the single most impor...
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10 Ways to Help Prevent Breast Cancer – Part 1
1. Avoid Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Synthetic HRT increases the risk of breast cancer. In 2002, a huge double-blind placebo study called “Womens Health Initiative” sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) was stopped early because it was proven during the study that HRT causes breast cancer.Natural bio-identical hormones, on the other hand, are safe. They are made from b...
Read more...Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? Part 4
What you should know about THERMOGRAPHY: • Functional testing, able to detect physiological changes, cannot pinpoint the exact location of suspicious area • No radiation, non-invasive, no risk, can be used as often as necessary to observe the effectiveness of treatment over time • Uses infrared detectors to detect heat and increased vascularity that may be related to angiogenesis • Can detect phy...
Read more...Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? Part 3
ULTRASOUND is another common test. Some points to consider: • Structural test, can pinpoint the location of suspicious area • Uses sound waves with moderate contact • High-frequency sound waves are bounced off the breast tissue and collected as an echo to produce an image • Able to detect some tumors missed by mammography • No data available on detecting pre-invasive tumors • May be affected by h...
Read more...Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? Part 2
Here are some points to consider regarding MAMMOGRAPHY: • Structural test: can pinpoint the location of suspicious area • Compresses the breast • X-ray radiation produces an image; the area of concern must have greater density to stand out against regular tissue • Can detect tumors in mainly slow-growing stage or pre-invasive stage • Cannot detect fast-growing tumors in the pre-invasive stage • T...
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Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? Part 1
One of the most frequent questions I am asked as a clinical thermographer is: “What exactly is the difference between mammography, ultrasound, and thermography?” There seems to be some confusion on this subject. Many people think that one test replaces the others, but nothing could be further from the truth. Both mammography and ultrasound are structural (anatomical) tests, while thermography is...
Read more...Is Breast Thermography Safe?
Yes.Thermography is FDA-approved in the United States and has been used there and in Europe for over 20 years. Thermography is a non-invasive test. This means that nothing is sent into your body. It is simply creating an image of your breasts by measuring your heat. There is no contact of any kind, nor is there any pain or radiation.Breat thermography can be used effectively and safel...
Read more...What Is Breast Thermography?
Thermography measures the infrared radiation (heat) that is constantly radiating (emitting) away from the surface of the human skin. Skin is an organ, and it breathes, exchanges gases with the environment, cools us as well and keeps us warm by letting heat out or keeping it in by controlling the amount of circulation, or blood flow, in the skin. This automatic regulation is done without conscio...
Read more...How Effective Is Thermography in Detecting Breast Cancer?
Breast thermography has been researched for over 30 years, and over 800 peer-reviewed breast thermography studies exist in the index-medicus. In this database well over 250,000 women have been included as study participants. Some of these studies have followed patients up to 12 years. Breast thermography has an average sensitivity and specificity of 90%.Studies show that:· An abnormal...
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