Early breast cancer detection

Why have your breasts amputated because you might get breast cancer? No thank you.

Why have your breasts smashed to see if there is a tumor? Couldn't this spread a tumor if there is one? and Doesn't more radiation in the chest region raise the risk of developing cancer? Again, no thank you.

At a young age, I decided that by the time I was 40 (the recommended age in the US to start having annual mammograms) there would be a better way to check these things. And just in time, when I turned 40, I met Linda Bamber, who had just purchased a thermography system.

Using this system, the technician can--without touching you, much less smashing you--detect through infrared images whether or not there is any inflammation in your breasts. A camera takes an infrared "picture" which can be seen on a computer screen. It's kind of like looking at a radar image on the weather. The technician looks for a big difference between the two sides. If one side is showing hotter colors, there may be a problem. Cancer apparently grows in hotter places. In my case, Linda took one look at the images and said, "We've got to talk." There was a major difference, one side being very inflamed.

I chose not to report the findings to a doctor. (See my previous post titled "My Turning Point.") Linda, who is also an experienced nutrition counselor helped me find appropriate things that would nourish my body so that my body could fight off any possible cancer cells. I listened to only positive, uplifting music. I exercised like a crazy woman--walking 2 miles a day and doing the "Tibetan 5" also known as the "Fountain of Youth." I laid out in the sun, exposed, first for 5 minutes a day and building up to 15 minutes.

Within three weeks a new thermogram showed the "hot" side had cooled considerably and was almost as "cool" as the other side. Did I have cancer when the inflammation was first detected? I don't know. I did not go to a doctor and get diagnosed. Do I have cancer now? No. I'm sure I don't.

Would I go about it this way again? Maybe. Maybe not. You never know. Something even better might come up...

Please note: I am not a doctor or other health professional. This is my personal experience and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure. If you have a concern about your health, please consult a health care person whom you trust.