FORT LAUDERDALE, November 19, 2009 – PRESS RELEASE
Infrared Medical Solutions (IMS) understands the confusion and misunderstanding experienced by both the public and medical professionals generated by the new recommendations of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), screening women for breast cancer using X-Ray mammograms.
The most controversial of the USPSTF recommendations are “against routine screening (X-Ray) Mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years” and “biennial (every two years) screening (X-Ray) Mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years”. Parentheses added.
The USPSTF statement lists breast density in younger women as one of the factors in the effectiveness of X-Ray Mammography in accurately detecting breast cancer (sensitivity) and identifying women who do not have breast cancer (specificity).
Fortunately, there is a FDA approved screening method that is ideal for screening younger women with dense breasts and complements X-Ray Mammography for older women on those alternating years, Infrared Mammography. According to the National Cancer Institute, Infrared Mammography provides “probably the earliest means of detecting breast cancer”
Infrared Mammography, because of the way it screens for breast cancer, is not affected by breast tissue density. In addition, it does not use harmful radiation in the screening process which the report states “may increase the risk for breast cancer”. Infrared Mammography can detect breast cancer and its pre-cancerous stages five to eight years prior to X-Ray Mammography allowing the patient and physician to chose from a wider range of treatment options than if the cancer were caught in a later stage.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young women under the age of 40. Each year more than 10,000 young women are diagnosed with breast cancer and for more than 1,000 of these women the disease is fatal. Many younger women mistakenly think that breast cancer is just something that happens to older women. We believe the use of Infrared Mammography would prevent needless deaths of women, especially young women, in light of the USPSTF recommendations.
Infrared Medical Solutions
Infrared Medical Solutions’ mission is to provide a complete infrared breast screening solution, advocate the science of Infrared Mammography to insurers, healthcare providers and the general public, and to advancing the body of scientific knowledge for Infrared Mammography.
Infrared Mammography offers the earliest detection of breast cancer possible, up to 8 years before traditional X-Ray Mammography, without painful compression or use of ionizing radiation making it ideal for women of all ages.
For more information about Infrared Medical Systems, please visit our website, www.infraredmedicalsolutions.com .
