A growing number of companies are promoting apps and services that claim to offer breast cancer screening through self-examination, raising concerns among medical professionals about accuracy, potential harm, and the diversion of women from evidence-based screening methods.
Several companies are actively marketing apps and services that guide users through breast self-examination, claiming to detect potential signs of breast cancer. These offerings often utilize smartphone cameras and AI-powered analysis, promising early detection. However, medical experts warn that these methods are not a substitute for established screening procedures like mammography and clinical breast exams.
According to reports from Heart of the Netherlands, some providers are actively promoting these services as equivalent to, or even superior to, customary cancer screening.This is a demonstrably false claim.