AI saves lives: The new developments helping women with breast cancer

An i24NEWS health reporter reviews new AI technologies for diagnosing breast cancer, alongside the personal testimony of a nurse who underwent a preventive mastectomy and data on 5,566 new cases in 2023. Experts emphasize that early detection increases recovery chances to 90%.

An i24NEWS health reporter, by Sivan Elkalk Mounier, reviews the use of artificial intelligence in diagnosing breast cancer during awareness month. The article combines the personal testimony of Libby Margolin, a nurse in the oncology department at Assuta, who underwent risk-reducing mastectomy at age 30 after her mother died from the disease and her sister was diagnosed. According to Ministry of Health data, 5,566 new cases were diagnosed in 2023. Moshe Bar Haim, CEO of the Israel Cancer Association, notes that early detection increases cure chances to 90%. Dr. Arnon Makori, director of the imaging division at Assuta, explains that AI marks suspicious areas as "an extra pair of eyes." Bar Haim warns against alcohol consumption as a risk factor, noting that one glass a day increases the risk by 10%. Margolin calls not to fear tests, as late detection requires more aggressive treatments.