07/16/2026
You deserve information, not intimidation!
For decades, women have often received a very simple message about breast screening: schedule the test, find problems early, and save lives.
But the complete conversation is more nuanced.
Mammography can identify breast cancers early, but it also has recognized limitations and potential harms—including radiation exposure, painful compression, false-positive findings, additional testing and biopsies, anxiety, and overdiagnosis.
A false positive occurs when a screening test identifies something suspicious that ultimately is not cancer. Over years of repeated screening, false alarms are surprisingly common and can create weeks or months of fear and uncertainty.
Overdiagnosis is different. It happens when screening finds an actual cancer or cellular abnormality that would never have progressed enough to threaten a woman’s health during her lifetime. Because medicine cannot always determine which changes will become dangerous, some women undergo surgery, radiation, medication, and ongoing surveillance for conditions that may never have harmed them.
This is not an argument against mammograms.
It is an argument for honest conversations, individualized decisions, and allowing women to understand all of their options without shame, pressure, or fear.
Breast thermography offers a different kind of information. It is painless, noninvasive, contact-free, and uses no radiation. Rather than viewing the internal structure of the breast, it measures patterns of heat and circulation that may identify areas deserving closer attention.
Thermography is not a definitive cancer diagnosis, and an abnormal result should always be appropriately evaluated. It can, however, offer women another way to engage proactively with their breast health and gather additional information about their bodies.
Our friends at Herbs N More are hosting a Thermography event on August 25th at their store in Slate Lick. Call/text 724-548-7315 for information/appointment.
Come learn, ask questions, and explore a radiation-free approach to breast-health awareness.
Empowerment does not come from being told what choice to make.
It comes from receiving honest information and being trusted to make the choice that is right for you.