Preserve breast health to defeat breast cancer
We are building the first smart breast health digital clinic that helps healthcare providers predict the risk of breast cancer (interval cancer or recurrence) and detect its early weak signals, years before it occurs.
Early detection saves lives
Prevention and early detection of cancer saves lives while significantly reducing treatment costs, and strengthen the efficiency and performance of health systems.
Figure 1 : Cancer costs and survival rates vary greatly depending on whether diagnosis is early or late. Source: McGarvey N et al. Increased healthcare costs by later stage cancer diagnosis. BMC Health Services Research. 2022 Sep 13;22(1):1155. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08457-6.
Every cancer can be treated successfully if detected at an early stage.
It can even be prevented in 40 % of cases according to the Institut national du cancer, thanks to personalized prevention education, effective risk-reduction awareness and preventive tele-monitoring close to patients’ places of life, in connection with their local healthcare providers.
Our vision to defeat breast cancer
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every 14 seconds a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer somewhere in the world. The majority of tumors are detected by women themselves, sometimes during self-examination. Nearly 20 to 30% of breast cancers are interval cancers, those that occur between two organized mammography screenings.
In France, 18% of breast cancers are interval cancers according to Dr. Suzette Delaloge, Director of the Personalised Cancer Prevention Interception Programme at Gustave Roussy.
Reducing global breast cancer mortality by 2.5% per year would avoid 25% of breast cancer deaths by 2030 and 40% by 2040 among women under 70 years of age.
“Knowing and recognizing the normal state of my breast” is the key element of awareness, therapeutic education and tele-monitoring of breast health. These are essential to detect and handle any breast anomalies at an early stage, which may indicate a silent incubation of breast cancer, a recurrence or a rare associated event.
Taking care of your breast health to defeat breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common and deadliest cancer for women in France and worldwide. It can be prevented through primary prevention, particularly by reducing risk-behaviors such as alcohol consumption and smoking.
Early detection allows it to be managed quickly and increases chances of remission and survival, established at 5 years as high as 98 % when detected at stage 1.
Preserving breast health means committing to a proactive preventive routine based on regular breast self-monitoring, to take care of one’s breast health and detect, at an early stage, any anomaly or breast pathology requiring prompt management in the care pathway in collaboration with one’s healthcare professional.
How to know my normal ?
The new Smart breast health digital clinic will help you preserve your breast health through preventive awareness and enable you to carry out your regular self-breast checks from home, in connection with your local healthcare providers. This will allow early weak signals of breast anomalies to be detected and promptly reported to your primary care provider for rapid management.
Any breast abnormality or unusual changes in your breast(s), such as the following symptoms, should be promptly reported to your physician:
1. A lump or feeling of firmness (also called a mass), including a lump in or near your breast, a lump under your arm, a thick or firm tissue in or near your breast or under your arm, or a change in the size or shape of your breast. Breast lumps vary in shape and size. Most are not breast cancer.
2. Nipple changes or discharge, including fluid from the nipple that is not breast milk. Nipple changes or discharge can sometimes be signs of breast cancer and should be evaluated by a medical professional. Note that nipple discharge may also be caused by hormonal contraceptives, medications, or certain infections.
3. Skin changes, including itching, redness or darkening, peeling, swelling, dimpling or folding of the breast or nipple, which do not resolve.
