Breast cancer : new technologies for risk assessment and diagnosis. Wright T, McGechan A. Adis International Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA. New thermography applications are also being investigated in two separate projects sponsored by the US Department of Defense using military thermal surveillance tools adapted for cancer detection. Both are enhancements of older thermal imaging technology based on the principle that heat equates to unwanted activity, in the case of breast cancer, abnormal cell proliferation. Mol Diagn. 2003 Mar;7(1):49-55. Excerpt Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.