AI Tool BRAIx Predicts Breast Cancer Risk

0:00The latest headlines, weather, and stories right here on Sydney News today. Australian researchers have developed an AI tool called BRAX that spots women at high risk for breast cancer, even when standard mammograms miss. Them. This tool gives each woman a personal risk score from 0 to 99.9, predicting her chances over the next four years. It flags risks as serious as those from BRCAG mutations, and a new study in the Lancet Digital Health Journal shows it's more accurate than current methods. The tool was trained on nearly half a million mammograms from Australian women between 2016 and 2017, plus data from about 4,500 Swedish women. Unmigradiologists who just say yes or no to cancer. BRAX uncovers hidden patterns at the pixel level that human eyes can't see. It handles dense breast tissue better too, where cancer and tissue both look white on scans. Lead researcher Dr. Helen Fraser calls it a breakthrough, especially with

1:0290,000 Australian women expected to die from breast cancer over the next 25 years. Cancer survivor Jess Armstrong welcomes it, saying it could cut anxiety, speed up results, and help under pressure hospitals. Experts like Wendy Ingman say it's a head of other AI tools in defining real risk levels. One in 10 women in the top 2% risk group developed to cancer anyway, despite clear mammograms. BRAX beats tools based on age, family history, or breast density alone. It could ease radiology shortages from an aging population and lower costs by letting low risk women screen less often. Researchers now plan a real-time study and aim to roll it out in five years, backed by $5 million from the government. They see it supporting earlier screening from age 40, pushing towards zero breast cancer deaths, with radiologists oversight always in place. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor. See the episode description. A pillow that sounds as good as it feels, built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.