Show Notes
Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women worldwide, and one of the most effective ways to combat it is early detection through screening. However, this faces several challenges, such as limited access to screening, socio-economic issues and the difficulties in getting conclusive results from some tests. Taking screening closer to the people and employing artificial intelligence in diagnostics are two viable solutions that doctors are using to promote early detection.
Today, Siemens Healthineers Head of Marketing Women’s Health Aline Hambüchen talks with Dr. Brian Englander, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Hospital Department of Radiology, Federica Pediconi, professor of radiology at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Marco Caballo, Ph.D., a biomedical engineer and AI researcher at Radboud University Medical Center in Gelderland, NL and Abby Weldon, Senior Director of Women’s Health at Siemens Healthineers.
Listen to learn about what breast cancer screening entails and the barriers stopping women from being screened. You’ll also find out about mobile mammography trucks and the problems they are solving. Additionally, you’ll hear about the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in improving the diagnostic process.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How breast cancer gets diagnosed (02:57) Barriers to preventative breast cancer screening (05:16) How a mobile mammogram truck works ( 09:33) The impact that telemedicine is having on healthcare services (12:33) The consequences of canceled and delayed breast cancer screening (13:57) The role that AI can play in the fight against breast cancer (15:35)
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Connect with Dr. Brian Englander: LinkedIn
Connect with Aline Hambüchen: LinkedIn
Connect with Abby Weldon: LinkedIn
Learn more about breast cancer prevention and self-examination here: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/company/breastcancer-care Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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