Better Detection of Breast Cancer

Dear Roger,

I greatly appreciate placing this information for public interest.

Radioactive tagged or radioactive isotope labeled compounds, were in use for many years now. I learn using them in 1974 at Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in Mumbai.

India is the largest exporter of isotopes used in medicine.

Unfortunately radiation dose to cancer-affected patients is high in these tests. Perhaps MRI and PET are better way to know about the human tissue problems including cancer cells among healthy cells.

I have also see some work on diffused photon imaging technique, which is of less resolution but does no serious harm to the body can also be preferred if found useful. This technique works on breast scans also.

Cancer detection technology has advanced much more in these years. I personally have examined cancer patients and found that MRI is far better for soft tissues. Perhaps proper scanning devices are to be developed such that breast scan can be done with greater ease.

International cooperation now falling below acceptable limit and is making information sharing difficult and joint research nearly impossible in international communities. Information gap is also widening. This area requires much greater international information sharing.

Shyam
Radiological Health Physicist, India