Study shows Thermography Results Correlating with Tumor Growth Rates

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Nov 30;698:153-8.

Breast thermography is a noninvasive prognostic procedure that predicts tumor growth rate in breast cancer patients.

Head JF1, Wang F, Elliott RL.

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1Elliott Mastology Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816.

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EXCERPT: ”The strong relationships of thermographic results with these three growth rate-related prognostic indicators suggest that breast cancer patients with abnormal thermograms have faster-growing tumors that are more likely to have metastasized and to recur with a shorter disease-free interval.”