Huge thanks to the staff at Natural Awakenings Magazine of Northwest Florida for highlighting thermography’s many uses in this recent article!
Now Booking Portland Spring & Fall 2022 Dates + New Mobile Clinic Stops Coming + We're Open on the Emerald Coast!
Dear Radiant Bodies,
So happy to report the trip to Portland was a huge success. I was able to add on a few extra days to fit everyone in during my recent October/November trip to the rainy city. Loved getting to reconnect with so many of you at the cute cozy cottage. Kudos to all of you for staying informed, doing your research and trusting your gut over this viral panic around us. I’ve always said that my ideal marketing demographic is smart people and I see that statement proving itself now more than ever as I love comparing notes with my brilliant clients who are doing their research and homework, following where their instincts lead them even if it’s not where the herd is headed.
The move from downtown Portland to the little cottage in southeast on Crystal Springs Blvd seems to have been the ticket for attracting clients back, with its easy parking in a quiet, clean easy-to-find neighborhood so my plan is to image clients there in spring and fall every year. I am scheduling appointments in Portland for the last week in April and the first half of May for the spring trip and am scheduling now for the fall trip too (October), so if you want thermal imaging, call or text me at 503-775-1812 or email me here.
It looks as if I will soon be adding stops for imaging in Salem OR, Wichita KS, Tulsa OK, Pensacola, FL and Crestview, FL and possibly Trout Lake, WA and Freedom, WY. If you know people in these or other cities between Oregon and Florida that might benefit from thermal imaging, perhaps I can help them. I’ll be doing twice yearly mobile clinic road trips, so the more pauses in the driving, the more fun it will be for me so I’m looking for excuses to stop and stretch and share thermography!
In Florida, the clinic is now open. You may use the same phone/email contact info above to schedule in Florida or call our landline 850-374-3712.
May your sharp discernment skills remain intact! Thank you for choosing me for your imaging.
Candace
Now Booking Thermography Appts at the PDX Cottage + Visit Us on The Emerald Coast + Dense Breasts Absorb More Radiation than Fatty Breasts
Dear Radiant Body,
If you’re not already on the schedule, and need breast or body scanning, please join me in this light-filled cottage for your next thermogram. Dates available at the cottage: October 27 - November 7th. Here are six attributes that set us apart from lesser clinics just in the quality of the reporting.
Each breast report:
1. Is interpreted by the best team in the country, led by Dr. William C. Amalu, DC, DABCT. If interested, see more about Dr. Amalu at his site. He has over three decades of experience and has written extensively on the subject of infrared imaging of the breast and considered one of the world’s renowned experts by the editors of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook: Medical Devices and Systems, in which is contained a chapter on Infrared Imaging of the Breast written by Dr. Amalu. Email us for a copy of this chapter which is a compilation of all the pertinent medical literature on the subject.
2. Contains two sets of high-resolution images, color and black & white.
3. Includes closeup images taken as standard procedure (closeups omitted by many clinics due to camera limitations).
4. Gives you a hormone pattern analysis, reporting the changes, if any, since last visit. There’s currently no great test in the medical industry for measuring estrogen in breasts. Breasts can contain much more estrogen than in the blood so a blood test is very limited. Many docs believe the best test so far is a urine test that measures excreted estrogen, still not breast specific. Imbalances of estrogen create a thermal pattern in breasts that is visible with thermography, a fabulous tool for correcting a problem before it manifests into serious problems.
5. Individualized Future Breast Risk. Studies show that an abnormal thermogram is 10X more predictive than a first order family history. A persistent abnormal thermogram is 22X more predictive than a first order family history. (Amalric, R., Gautherie, M., Hobbins, W., Stark, A.: The Future of Women with an Isolated Abnormal Infrared Thermogram. La Nouvelle Presse Med 10(38):3153-3159, 1981.), (Louis, K., Walter, J., Gautherie, M.: Long-Term Assessment of Breast Cancer Risk by Thermal Imaging. Biomedical Thermology. Alan R. Liss Inc. pp.279-301, 1982.) The great news is that many women see objective proof of risk reduction as their numerical breast thermography grades and hormone imbalance patterns improve with their lifestyle changes.
6. Provides a “roadmap” for a structural imaging technician - detailed instructions about locations of any concerns which can lead an ultrasound technician directly to the areas of greater risk. Once you’ve ruled out solid matter existing in these areas with an ultrasound or other means of structural imaging, and everything remains stable year to year with your thermal patterns, “additional imaging” will not be recommended unless there is an increase in heat somewhere in your normal pattern, allowing one to substantially reduce exposure to unnecessary radiation and harmful testing.
The Portland cottage address is:
4141 SE Crystal Springs Blvd #B , Portland, OR 97202
Feel free to park in the driveway.
A Little Backstory Regarding the Last Year
With clients being so repelled by the riot-damaged downtown of Portland and the unending lock-downs and restrictions on businesses and activity in general, I made the difficult decision to move headquarters to Florida’s “Emerald Coast” while developing a thermography imaging route from Oregon to Florida (stay tuned for more on this subject.) Here’s the new headquarters clinic, at 111 Opp Blvd NE, Fort Walton Beach, a block north of the Uptown Station Shopping Center.
A mile and a half south of the clinic are these white sandy beaches! The clinic is only 7 miles from the airport, the Destin/FortWaltonBeach/Valparaiso Airport (VPS). Please visit me here if you can! Plenty of Vitamin D all year round. This photo was taken February 2021 on my trip to look for a place to relocate the clinic.
My plan is to return again to Portland in the late spring and I anticipate making two trips a year by car to serve the Portland area; however, this is a fluid situation and could change if Oregon gets even more restrictive or if costs far exceed demand. I will keep you posted. Realizing that Portland area clients will lose hugely if we pull out entirely, I am making a large effort to continue serving the area. Thank you for spreading the word about our high-quality thermography services.
Thermography provides safe imaging for Younger Women under screening age - 15% of all breast cancers occur in women under 45 - it’s the most common cancer in this age group and they have poorer survival rates than older women. The International Academy of Thermology recommends women begin at 20 and have thermography every 3 years until age 30, then annually from age 30.
Did you know that dense breast tissue absorbs significantly more radiation compared to fatty breast tissue? Most are unaware of this and search engines seem to bury it, I wonder why? So I’m linking you to the American College of OB-GYN here, to read for yourself what they say about dense tissue absorbing “SIGNIFICANTLY” more radiation compared to fatty tissue, titled Management of Women With Dense Breasts Diagnosed by Mammography. Sadly they still refuse to acknowledge the contribution that thermography makes and they exaggerate “benefits” of radiation-based screening. One has to assume they prefer to wait until a lump or bump forms rather than detecting the pathology before a solid cancerous tumor is formed. From a financial perspective, this is a more lucrative policy, but it could be considered criminally negligent in light of the presence of technology that is known for detecting issues well ahead of tumor formation when reversing the trend is so much easier.
The medical system seems to be imploding on itself with its chosen “protocols” and standards of “care”. May you never need to enter a hospital! Sending love to all radiant bodies taking a stand for health freedom. My heart is with you.
As usual, thank you for trusting me with your imaging!
Candace Parmer
Clinical Thermographic Technician
Radiant Body Thermography
850-374-3712
503-775-1812
7 Rarely Discussed Early Signs of Breast Cancer
By Ty Bollinger
October 28, 2019
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/5-early-warning-breast-cancer-signs/
Also a good bit about screening methods in this article, including thermography.
Mainstream Media Shows Detection Power of Thermal Imaging before Mainstream Medical Admits It
Breast cancer detected by thermal imaging scan in Edinburgh, Scotland
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50139540
EXCERPT:
”The thermal camera was installed at Camera Obscura in 2009 and is a popular attraction.
Ms Gill, a deputy-director of finance for a university, said: "We had been to Edinburgh Castle and on the way down we saw the museum.
"While making our way through the floors we got to the thermal imaging camera room. As all families do, we entered and started to wave our arms and look at the images created.
"While doing this I noticed a heat patch coming from my left breast. We thought it was odd and having looked at everyone else they didn't have the same. I took a picture and we carried on and enjoyed the rest of the museum."
'Life-changing visit'
A few days later when the mother-of-two returned home she was flicking through her photographs and saw the image.
On Google she found a number of articles about breast cancer and thermal imaging cameras. She was later diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.
She has since had two surgeries, including a mastectomy, and has a final surgery in November. She has been told she will not need chemotherapy or radiotherapy afterwards.
"I just wanted to say thank you, without that camera I would never have known," she said. "I know it's not the intention of the camera but for me it really was a life-changing visit.””
Thermography Exam - Explained by Registered Nurse, Jenny Hrbacek
Jenny wrote a great book called “Cancer Free! Are You Sure?” which is a compilation of many tests one can do for early warning of cancer. She maintains that the industry standard is to wait for lumps to appear and that there are many medical tests which can alert patients to patterns that can indicate cancer may be able to progress if left alone. She also has a website: www.nolumporbump.com
Here is thermography chapter of her great book which contains over 35 tests that can save your life.
https://issuu.com/radiantbodythermography/docs/chapter35thermographyexambyhrbacekjenny
Green Smoothie Girl's Breast Cancer Research - What You Should Know
A client sent this blog posting by GreenSmoothieGirl (Thank you, Judy!) and in it you will find excellent information about breast cancer prevention, differences in imaging modalities including thermography and a good explanation of the ramifications that occur during breast cancer over-diagnosis. Kudos to Robyn Openshaw, MSW for her research and dedication to improving our quality of life. Robyn, may you always have a radiant body!
6 Things Every Woman Should Know About Breast Cancer
by Robyn Openshaw, MSW
I’m a cancer researcher and have been all over the world learning about what works outside of chemo/radiation and why there’s such a chokehold on the cancer industry so that anything outside of “cutting, burning, and poisoning” isn’t considered the norm. I’ve met many, many cancer patients choosing “Standard of Care,” and many others opting out of it for other treatments or trying to recover from the devastating effects of surgery, chemo, and radiation.
Let’s start with the good news. 80 percent of breast lumps are NOT cancerous. In this post, I’m going to share quite a few things that 99 percent of women don’t know about how to avoid breast cancer and how to put it in perspective and not live in mortal fear of it. Everything I’m sharing is backed by research, is easy and painless, and your oncologist isn’t likely to tell you about any of them. Continue reading on Robyn’s site by clicking here….
Video Explaining Differences Between Mammography, Thermography & Ultrasound - Values of Each
This Link is a webinar by Dr. Veronique Desaulnier. Besides explaining the differences in 3 imaging modalities, it also goes into detail about manual breast exams and a program that teaches the professionals, now being made available to the public via a training system that comes with a model for learning how to feel lumps.
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.
1Elliott Mastology Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816.
Abstract - click here to read the abstract on this study
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.”
Is a Blood Test Able to Find Cancer?
in Jenny’s MOST EXCELLENT book, you’ll find many early-warning, non-invasive tests not yet being widely used by the medical system (yes there’s a chapter about thermography!). Here she’s telling about a blood test, ENOX2, that she uses to keep her cancer in check. Jenny is an RN who went through conventional treatment for breast cancer and is educating the world about early-warning, non-invasive tests of not only detecting, but managing cancer to keep the “lumps and bumps” (tumors) from showing up.
“Hi, I am Jenny Hrbacek, RN, author of Cancer Free? Are You SURE!
Would you believe me if I told you that it is possible to find cancer when it is as small as the tip of a pin? Would you like to see the lump or bump detection methods become obselete? How about having the opportunity to intervene really early if you or a loved one has cancer? Then READ ON as I share my story.
After receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2009, I experienced first-hand the conventional approach to cancer treatment. I underwent surgery and chemotherapy. But in the chemo rooms, I noticed other people were back a second and third time because their cancer had come back. They, like me, had regular follow up appointments, but by the time the tests used to “monitor their progress” were able to indicate a recurrence, the size of the tumor usually warranted more treatment – more surgery and/or chemo. What happened to the idea of early detection, early enough that you could head off a recurrence or even the initial diagnosis? Is that possible? YES IT IS!
I attended medical conferences and for the first time I learned there are tests available that can spot cancer years before a mammogram, Pap test, or PSA count can. And those tests, which are the most common cancer screening tests, look only for reproductive cancers. What if the cancer is in the pancreas or the bone or the lung – somewhere other than a reproductive organ?
Since 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, we need to do better. And we can. It’s just that doctors don’t often tell patients about ALL their options. True early detection tests for cancer exist, and are readily available, if patients know to ask for them. That is why I wrote Cancer Free? Are You SURE!
It has often been said the United States does not have a health care system; we have a disease management system focused on expensive drugs and invasive surgeries.
Through public awareness, let’s ask that the system do more to promote health – not just manage sickness. Let’s make the insurance industry aware of these state-of-the-art tests and that we want medical plans to cover the use of them.”
Breast-Cancer Tumor Size, Overdiagnosis, and Mammography Screening Effectiveness
New England Journal of Medicine, October 2016, Full Article Here
CONCLUSIONS
“Although the rate of detection of large tumors fell after the introduction of screening mammography, the more favorable size distribution was primarily the result of the additional detection of small tumors. Women were more likely to have breast cancer that was overdiagnosed than to have earlier detection of a tumor that was destined to become large. The reduction in breast cancer mortality after the implementation of screening mammography was predominantly the result of improved systemic therapy.”
”Systemic therapy” = drug therapy, including chemotherapy