Breast Screening 

   

Study suggests that some breast cancers may simply disappear (Part II)

"Cancers, even advanced cancers, can sometimes undergo what is called 'spontaneous regression' - i.e., they can simply disappear without trace. A recent study carried out by a team of researchers led by epidemiologist H. Gilbert Welch, MD, of Dartmouth Medical School, suggests that spontaneous regression may be considerably more common than previously thought."

December 7, 2008, Dr Ralph Moss: Read the full article at Cancer Decisions >


Screening for breast cancer: rethinking the accepted paradigm

"There is no doubt that when detected in its early stages, breast cancer is very often curable in the truest sense of that word, and screening mammography may be useful as a component of an early detection program. But as with any medical procedure, there are risks as well as benefits to screening for cancer, and the possibility of over-diagnosis leading to unnecessary treatment is an inherent drawback."

December 7, 2008, Dr Ralph Moss: Read the full article at Cancer Decisions >

 

 

More information

Sydney Morning Herald article "Breast scan program deplored as coercion" March 4, 2006 >

Annals of Cancer Research and Therapy "Breast Cancer Only Detected by Thermography" >

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho "A case of inflammatory breast cancer well treated with intraarterial infusion chemotherapy-- evaluation of therapy by contact thermography" 1991 >

"Changes in the Approach to Breast Screening" - Article by Complementary and Ecologic Medicine >

Thermography Australia: Breast Screening and Injury Detection services >

"Mammograms can increase Breast Cancer Risk" - Article by Complementary and Ecologic Medicine >

"Study suggests that some breast cancers may simply disappear (Part ii) - Dr Ralph Moss " >

"Screening for breast cancer: rethinking the accepted paradigm - Dr Ralph Moss " >