Published 17:30 IST, October 25th 2019
Thermal camera at museum helps detect breast cancer in tourist
Thermal cam at Camera Obscura museum helps a woman detect breast cancer. Yet mammograms are preferred for detection instead of heat camera which took the image.
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An interactive heat-cam exhibit reportedly revealed a tumor in a woman during a family trip to a museum in Edinburgh which was later detected as breast cancer. woman named Bal Gill was informed about amaly at Camera Obscura attraction in May which prompted her to consult a doctor. Later, it was detected as early-st breast cancer. museum said that one of rmal cameras on display showed her breast glow yellow deting disease.
woman said to media that she saw a heat patch in her left breast and found it odd as her rest of body was fine. She called incident life-changing.
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A camera detects breast cancer
After returning to her home in Slough, west of London, woman reportedly showed rmal im to a doctor got scans and biopsy done. As per reports, she has h a mastectomy and will have ar next month which will nullify need for chemorapy. Camera Obscura's general manr, Andrew Johnson said that he was t aware earlier that cameras could detect cancer in such a way. It was only after incident that he realized it could work that way.
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Camera detected cancer due to tumour's warm temperature
rmal Camera was installed in 2009 in Camera Obscura which lets visitors see an im of all hot spots in ir bodies. Yet re is scientific evidence to suggest y are effective tools in screening for breast cancer or or medical conditions, said, Caroline Rubin, vice president for clinical riology at Royal College of Riologists. Cancer tumors generate heat as y tend to have a good blood supply but y vary hugely in size and position. rmal camera which detects objects as per ir temperatures detected cancer on basis of that, she ded. riologist clarified that rmal cameras are t enhanced eugh for detecting breast cancer rightly.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is an international campaign aimed at increasing awareness of second most common cancer in women. Riologists and cancer specialists recommend women to attend routine mammography screening appointments. rmography is t a substitute for regular mammograms and should t be used in place of mammography for breast cancer screening or diagsis, clarified FDA. Women 40 to 50 onwards should go for regular mammograms.
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16:15 IST, October 25th 2019