Archive for January, 2007
The Weak Link
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
Over the past 18 months, more than one-and-a-half-thousand thermographic breast scans have been performed at the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine (ICIM), where I practice in Ireland. These scans – which look for signs of early blood-vessel formation – are often coupled with a bone sonometry test, which uses ultrasound to measure the condition of the bones, especially in terms of the risk of fracture.
Surprisingly, what we have observed at the ICIM is that women who have a medium to high risk of bone fracture also appear to have a low risk of developing breast cancer.
In fact, our results have been supported by similar observations made in a groundbreaking study led by Dr Jane Cauley, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (J Natl Cancer Inst, 2001; 93: 930-6).
Cancer Battle Hots Up
Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Thermal imaging is being touted as a new way to identify cancer. But not everyone agrees
In 1971, former US president Richard Nixon launched a much-hyped ‘war on cancer’, confidently proclaiming that a cure for the disease would be discovered within five years. Thirty years on, we are still suffering from the scourge.
Cancer has become one of the most lethal diseases known to mankind, with one in four people expected to die from it.
But with more emphasis being placed on the early detection of cancer, there is now renewed interest in infra-red technology. Is it the hot new way to identify cancer, or just more quackology?