Alerts and Notices (Medical Devices) > FDA Safety Communication: Breast Cancer Screening - Thermography is Not an Alternative to Mammography

Purpose:The FDA is issuing this communication to alert the public, including women and health care providers, that thermography is not a replacement for screening mammography and should not be used by itself to diagnose breast cancer. The FDA is not aware of any valid scientific data to show that thermographic devices, when used on their own, are an effective screening tool for any medical condition including the early detection of breast cancer or other breast disease......