[The status of contact thermography in screening of breast diseases].

The difficulties currently associated with the effective screening of diseases of the breast are discussed. Personal experience with contact thermography in an oncological out-patient department in the early diagnosis of breast tumours is referred to in a proposal that this technique be adopted for mass screening. The operating costs are examined, and an assessment is made of the suitability of the method, with particular regard to its harmlessness, effectiveness, and practicality.