The screening of well women for the early detection of breast cancer using clinical examination with thermography and mammography.

In this area, there was a large group of well women aged over 35 years eager for breast screening. For this survey using clinical examination, thermography, and mammography, we selected women considered to be at higher than average risk of breast cancer. Initially, unselected women were seen, by appointment, for clinical examination and thermography (see pp. 1664-1670, this issue). From that group, the “high-risk women” were selected for mammography. The high risk group comprised: 1) all those with equivocal thermograms, with or without doubtful mammograms; 2) women found at examination to have knotty, fibrocystic breasts or nipple discharge; 3) previous history of a benign lesion; 4) those with a maternal family