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Updated · CBS New York · Oct 14

Dr. Rachel Brem Advances AI Mammograms, Eyes Breath Test That Could Spot Cancer 5 Years Earlier

Updated

Updated · CBS New York · Oct 14

Dr. Rachel Brem Advances AI Mammograms, Eyes Breath Test That Could Spot Cancer 5 Years Earlier

1 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Oct 14

George Washington University has used AI on every mammogram for more than four years, and Dr. Rachel Brem said paired readings can detect breast cancer up to five years earlier and flag future risk.
Just 20% of U.S. practices use AI in mammography, she said, often charging extra, which Brem argues limits access even as the technology could narrow screening inequities.
A breath test Brem is helping develop would use gases released by diseased tissue to identify women who need further screening, offering a noninvasive option that is not yet available.
Brem says 99% of women with early breast cancer survive and thrive, pushing annual screening from age 40—or 35 with family history—and extra imaging for the roughly half of women with dense breasts.

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Will breath testing and AI finally make breast cancer screening earlier, less painful, and more equitable?

If AI can flag breast cancer risk years earlier, why do most mammography centers still not use it routinely?

Could insurance coverage matter more than awareness in helping women with dense breasts get life-saving supplemental screening?

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