Rachel Brem
ON THE RECORD · 19 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“We don't get rid of the disease by not knowing we have it.”
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Brem noted that anxiety causes some women to delay or skip screening, but ignorance does not eliminate the disease.
“Women will die if they listen to that.”
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Brem warned that following delayed screening guidelines could cost women their lives.
“can find cancer up to five years earlier,”
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Brem said research shows mammograms paired with AI evaluations can detect warning signs earlier than mammograms alone.
“This is a travesty.”
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Brem criticized current screening guidelines from the American College of Physicians that recommend biennial mammograms for women over 50.
“you absolutely, unequivocally definitely need more exams”
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Brem stated that women with dense breasts need supplemental exams such as ultrasounds or MRIs in addition to mammograms.
“Imagine what the impact of that is going to be on survival therapy,”
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Brem reflected on the potential survival benefits of earlier cancer detection through AI-enhanced mammograms.
“You're not too young to have breast cancer,”
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Brem warned women under 40 that they should not assume they are too young to develop breast cancer.
“If you find it early, even if you're young, it's curable,”
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Brem emphasized that early detection makes breast cancer curable even in younger women.
“One of the things AI can do is really equalize the inequalities,”
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Brem said AI could help address inequalities that affect breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for many women.
“Black women die at a 40% higher rate [from breast cancer] than White women,”
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Brem noted the racial disparity in breast cancer mortality rates and that women with fewer resources have less access to mammograms.
“Ninety-nine percent of women with early breast cancer survive and thrive,”
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Brem cited a high survival rate for early-stage breast cancer, emphasizing the importance of early and regular screening.
“we've been using AI for over four years in every mammogram,”
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Brem said George Washington University has integrated AI into every mammogram at no extra cost for over four years.
“I look forward to the more wide-reaching implementation of AI to help not only find more cancers, but with healthcare,”
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Brem expressed hope for broader adoption of AI to improve cancer detection and healthcare access.
“AI is going to change everything in medicine, and certainly breast cancer detection,”
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Brem discussed how AI is transforming breast cancer detection on an episode of the show "Healthful."
“It's not available yet, but I'm really excited about having no pain, no compression, and no injection way of diagnosing if you're accurately diagnosed,”
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Brem is helping develop an experimental breath test for breast cancer that is still in clinical trial phases.
“You need to advocate for yourself. It is a fundamental principle. It's your right. It's what you deserve, and it's not a maybe.”
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Brem urged women to insist on advocating for their own health at the doctor's office as a fundamental right.
“There is nothing you can do to absolutely prevent breast cancer,”
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Brem acknowledged that breast cancer cannot be absolutely prevented, underscoring the importance of early detection.
“The next step on our roadmap is not just breast cancer but a women's health panel where you could do one breath and get all these tests done,”
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Brem described plans to expand the breath test technology beyond breast cancer to a broader women's health panel.
“We tell women to be badass,”
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Brem's foundation encourages women to be proactive and advocate for themselves in breast cancer screening.