{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Femtech Health Podcast","title":"Breast Exams at Home: How AI Expands Access Beyond Traditional Screening","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4a167f20\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2719,"description":"Breast cancer screening fails most often where access is constrained: limited appointments, geographic gaps, dense breast tissue, and reliance on self-exams that depend entirely on human touch. Awareness alone doesn’t close those gaps.\nIn this episode, Dr. Karny Ilan, co-founder and CEO of Feminai, shares how physician-led product design, multidisciplinary collaboration, and rigorous clinical trials shaped a new model for breast screening access. The conversation explores a shift in how breast health is managed—from episodic screening to continuous, individualized monitoring. Rather than relying on infrequent appointments alone, it examines tools designed to track changes over time, at home, while remaining connected to clinical decision-making. \nTimestamps(00:11) Breast cancer risk shaped by genetics and lived exposure(08:37) Limits of traditional self-breast exams(09:09) Personal experience shaping breast health urgency(10:15) How at-home breast scanning detects change over time(12:42) Designing screening tools for dense breast tissue(17:03) Addressing breast size, shape, and post-surgical variation(18:31) Clinical trials revealing real-world usability gaps(20:13) Why ease of use affects screening reliability(29:29) Access gaps amplified by pandemic-era screening delays(38:09) Broad inclusion across age, risk, and body types \nGuest BioDr. Karny Ilan — Co-Founder and CEO, Feminai\nDr. Karny Ilan is a general surgery resident at Sheba Medical Center and the co-founder and CEO of Feminai, a breast health company developing an AI-enabled disposable wearable patch and app for at-home breast exams. With a strong family history of breast cancer, she brings clinical experience and patient-centered design to building scalable screening tools that expand access and personalization.\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karny-ilan/\n\nKey PointsAccess constraints drive missed detection: Feminai targets screening gaps caused by geography, capacity, and avoidance.Physician-led...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/G2MWXzbgUUOyGMJWFx-3EA_ygWSaodljCLpu3Y8ptwo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MTY4LzE2OTc2/NTQ2NTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}