Mammogram Alternative

Have you ever thought about an alternate way to get your breast tissue checked besides a mammogram? You probably didn’t know there was another option. I know I sure didn’t!

Reasons many people dread a mammogram:

1. Uncomfortable - we barely like wearing bras now let alone getting our breasts smashed all which ways

2. Bruising - with all the squishing, blood vessels can break leaving you with purple breasts and the possibility of having to do the process over

3. Radiation - directly running through the breast tissues, which studies have shown excessive radiation causes cancer

Good news there is another option and right here in Bismarck! The Jolliffe Institute has technology called thermography which uses infrared technology, not radiation, to see any tissue abnormalities present in the body. Yes, you can get more than just your breast tissue checked.

What is Thermography used for?

• Breast cancer risk assessment

• Detecting effects of estrogen on the breasts

• Helping determine the cause of pain in the body

• Assessing risk for sports injury

• Visualizing circulation to the head or extremities

• Visualizing spinal nerve function to the extremities

• Detecting occult dental infection

• Detecting subclinical thyroid conditions

• Skin cancer risk assessment

The benefits are early detection and prevention for both men and women. It doesn’t diagnose cancer, but neither does a mammogram. Only a tissue biopsy can do that, and thermography is a more comfortable first step!