The Future of Breast Cancer Detection is Already Here | Kevin Kelly | TEDx Talk

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Dr. Kelly is one of this country’s leading authorities on using ultrasound to detect cancers in women with dense breast tissue and/or implants. Nearly 20 plus years of research have provided sufficient evidence to link dense breast tissue and increased risk of missing cancer diagnosis by screening mammography. As the breast density increases, the reliability of mammogram as a screening tool for picking up breast malignancy decreases.

In his TEDx Talk, Dr Kelly is calling all women with dense breasts or implants to know that  small, curable cancers are often missed by mammography. Following Dr. Papanicolaou’s 30-year struggle to gain acceptance of the Pap smear for detection of cervical cancer, Dr. Kelly is working to do the same for an automated ultrasound technology that finds cancers when they are very small and very curable.

Dr. Kevin Kelly is passionate and dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer. His goal is to educate women about the importance of understanding their breast type so they can make informed decisions about their screening options. Kevin is the Medical Director of The Breast Ultrasound Center in Pasadena, CA, and has been in private practice as a diagnostic radiologist for 34 years.

Related Links on early detection of cancer in dense breast:

ACOG updates its mammography screening guidelines; stressing emphasis on shared decision making.

Are you dense? What every woman and her healthcare provider needs to know.

‘One size fits all’ breast imaging isa thing of past with new personalized breast exams by Automated BreastUltrasound (ABUS).

Innovative Breast Ultrasound system for cancer screening in women with dense breast.

Looking beyond screening mammography in the war against breast cancer.

Here is the TEDx talk: