Beyond Pink Spokane Inc.

about us: we are an educational, fundraising, public charity that was started with the purpose of teaching others about thermography and providing women, who would not otherwise have it, the opportunity and funds for certified breast exams with thermography. background: each year over 250,000 women in the united states are diagnosed with breast cancer and over 48,000 die from the disease. the american cancer society and medical research supports the idea that early detection can provide a significantly greater opportunity to treat and defeat cancer. a majority of insurance companies do not provide mammograms for women under the age of 50, but nearly half of deaths from breast cancer occur in women who are under the age of 50. thermography: approved by the fda in 1982, thermography is a safe, non-invasive preventative tool, which can be used as an early warning system for breast cancer. when combined with mammograms, the chances of early detection increase to 95%. thermography also prov