Q. If a woman has the expensive BRCA test, and she does not have the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 that are linked with aggressive hereditary breast cancer and ovarian cancer, does she still need an OmniBody Scan test?
A. Absolutely. Women are at risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations. Even in families riddled with breast cancer, a BRCA gene is the culprit only in roughly one family of every five that gets tested, said University of Toronto cancer specialist Dr. Steven Narod.
Q. Is thermography a legitimate and recognized medical diagnostic procedure?
A. Yes. In 1982, the FDA approved breast thermography as an adjunctive diagnostic breast cancer screening procedure.
Q. How long has breast thermography been discussed and studied?
A. Breast thermography has undergone extensive research since the late 1950's.
Q. Is there available research and information on breast thermography that I can research?
A. Yes. Over 800 peer-reviewed studies on breast thermography exist in the index-medicus literature. In this database, well over 300,000 women have been included as study participants. The numbers of participants in many studies are very large: 10K, 37K, 60K and 85K. Some of these studies have followed patients up to 12 years.
Q. How credible are the results from the infrared images that I will be getting?
A. Strict standardized interpretation protocols have been established for over 15 years. Breast thermography has an average sensitivity and specificity of 90%.
An abnormal thermogram is 10 times more significant as a future risk indicator for breast cancer than a first order family history of the disease. A persistent abnormal thermogram caries with it a 22x higher risk of future breast cancer.
Q. If a woman receives an "abnormal scan" indicating that she should immediately see her physician, how seriously should she take this information?
A. Very seriously! An abnormal infrared image is the single most important marker of high risk for developing breast cancer.
Q. What does the medical literature show regarding breast thermography's ability to provide early detection?
A. When used as part of a multimodal approach (clinical examination + mammography + thermography), 95% of early stage cancers will be detected. Thermography has the ability to detect the first signs that a cancer may be forming up to 10 years before any other procedure can detect it. Extensive clinical trials have shown that breast thermography significantly augments the long-term survival rates of its recipients by as much as 61%.
Q. An oncologist is a medical doctor who specializes in treating and diagnosing cancer. They are the cancer experts. Do you have respected oncologists who are involved with this technology and this specific product?
A. Absolutely! And, we are working on establishing a network of oncologists so that we will be able to refer women to a local oncologist using the OBS Ssystem.
Q. If I want to find out where I can obtain an OmniBody Scan in my area, who do I call?
A. Contact sales by calling 817-837-8000, ext. 222, or by email, boston127@verizon.net
Q. How much does an digital infrared scan cost?
A. It varies if it is a partial body scan or an entire body scan. The usual costs are between $125 and $300.
Q. Does my medical insurance cover the cost of the scan and doctor's visit?
A. This depends upon your medical insurance carrier.
Q. If I want to become an authorized reseller of the OmniBody Scan, what should I do?
A. Contact sales by calling 817-837-8000, ext. 222, or by email, boston127@verizon.net
Q. If someone who is not a physician or radiologist understands that this is a great business opportunity, in addition to being a product that will save lives, can they get involved? For example, can I purchase a camera and set up an OBS clinic or can I obtain the rights to sell the OmniBody Scan camera?
A. Absolutely. Contact sales by calling 817-837-8000, ext. 222, or by email, boston127@verizon.net
Q. What do you provide to help me be successful in selling the OBS to oncologists, general physicians, clinics, hospitals, Fitness Centers and Wellness Centers?
A. We will train you. We will also provide you, and/or your medical customers, with access to our board certified thermographers for the "interpretations" of the scans. We will handle many of the marketing and business aspects for you. And, we will refer leads to you.
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