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Thermography, studied as a complementary method to traditional approaches, captures infrared radiation emitted by tissues and converts it into data about skin surface temperature. During tumor development, angiogenesis occurs, increasing blood flow to support tumor growth, which raises the surface temperature in the affected area. Automatic classification techniques have been explored to analyze thermographic images and develop an optimal classification tool to identify thermal anomalies. This study aims to design a concise description using statistical and texture features to accurately classify thermograms as control or highly probable to be cancer (with thermal anomalies). The importance of employing a short description lies in facilitating interpretation by medical professionals. In contrast, a characterization based on a large number of variables could make it more challenging to identify which values differentiate the thermograms between groups, thereby complicating the explanation of results to patients. 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