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The theme here relates to clues / cues / evidence for substantial medical issues obtained from experiences, events, etc., other than examination or testing by medical professionals. Phrased another way, it relates to diagnostic clues obtained by accident.
In this particular case, a thermal image of a woman from a tourist attraction showed a visual anomaly which led her to consult doctors and confirm she had early stage breast cancer.
The theme here relates to clues / cues / evidence for substantial medical issues obtained from experiences, events, etc., other than examination or testing by medical professionals. Phrased another way, it relates to diagnostic clues obtained by accident.
In this particular case, a thermal image of a woman from a tourist attraction showed a visual anomaly which led her to consult doctors and confirm she had early stage breast cancer.
FULL STORY: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/health/thermal-imaging-breast-cancer-scli-intl-scn/index.htmlHeat camera at tourist attraction spots woman's breast cancer
A trip to a tourist attraction in Scotland turned out to be a life-changing moment for one woman after a thermal camera detected she had breast cancer.
Bal Gill, 41, was looking back over images from her trip to Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, in Edinburgh, when she noticed a heat patch over her breast.
After making an appointment with her doctor, Gill was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer -- but experts have warned that Gill was lucky and thermal imaging cameras are not effective in screening for the disease.
Gill, who visited the attraction in May, wrote to Camera Obscura following her diagnosis, telling staff she had searched Google for information about what the hot spot could mean and saw articles about breast cancer and thermal imaging cameras.
"I have now had two surgeries and have one to go to prevent it from spreading," she wrote in a letter published on the Camera Obscura website.
"I just wanted to say thank you: without that camera, I would never have known. I know it's not the intention of the camera but for me, it really was a life-changing visit."
Andrew Johnson, general manager of Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, said it was "amazing" Gill noticed the difference in the image and acted promptly.
Gill may have had a lucky break thanks to a thermal imaging camera, but medical experts do not recommend using the devices for screening purposes.
"In the past thermal imagining cameras have been experimented with to detect cancer however this has never been a proven screening tool." ...