Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024
Approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Roughly half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific risk factors other than their sex and age. And it’s not just women, breast cancer occurs in people of all genders.
This means that the best way to fight this disease is simply by diagnosing it as early as possible and not wait until symptoms start to show. Many countries offer programs inviting people to get screened by a radiologist on a regular basis. That makes the story of breast cancer inextricably linked to that of medical imaging and visualization.
During October each year, people around the world join forces to spread awareness about the disease and support those living with it. This year at Barco, we join the activities by releasing the best display for radiology and breast imaging that we have ever developed. Because what better moment is there to do this, than the start of a month filled with support for those living with one of the world’s most common cancers?