Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Why AI-Enabled Imaging Tools Matter

This year, an estimated 234,580 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer. This Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we recognize the need to detect, diagnose, and treat this disease as early as possible, ideally before symptoms occur.

Patients like Laura, a stage IV EGFR-positive lung cancer survivor, understand the importance of early intervention. Laura underwent targeted therapy and routine scans to treat and monitor her disease. After experiencing ongoing headaches, however, Laura requested additional scans that revealed cancer progression in her occipital bone.  

Laura believes that this setback could have been avoided if her radiologist had been able to use AI-enabled medical imaging technologies in her routine scans. As Laura recently wrote, expanded access to these tools will “help patients receive earlier, more accurate diagnoses that enable more curative treatment.”

AI-enabled medical devices have been used for decades to help physicians analyze data, detect abnormalities, and make informed diagnoses. As we continue to raise awareness about lung cancer this month, Laura’s story reminds us of the need to expand access to AI-enabled medical technologies.

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