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Mar 27

Springing Foward: March Updates from Team Dotplot



Did you know 20th March marked the official start of spring?

Even if you feel like spring hasn’t quite sprung yet where you are, we’re heading into this new season with optimism for what’s to come, and we hope you are too!

Whilst our work strives to uplift women year round, March has a special focus on them in honour of International Women’s Day earlier this month.


In this edition, we discuss:
- Dotplot’s vision for breast health care
- The Investing in Women Founders event by Diversity UK
- News on a groundbreaking breast cancer research trial and the initial response to a national breast screening campaign




Empowering Women’s Health in Every Season

Today, a number of products exist to address specific life stages or concerns in women’s health. This ranges from periods to pregnancy, menopause, and everything in between.

Breast health, like most areas, is intricately connected to what’s happening elsewhere in the body. That’s why we envision Dotplot to be more than just a tool for breast self-checks. We also endeavour for it to serve as an educational platform—an online companion bridging the gap between breast cancer awareness, breast health, and overall well-being.

Rather than isolating different women’s health issues, we aim to create a long-term care ecosystem that can go with you as you grow through different seasons of life.  



Events
Investing in Women Founders: Addressing the Gender Health Gap

The event brought together leaders in women’s health to speak on the state of funding and innovation in the field.

A key point from panel discussions was that despite women spending 25% more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, only 1% of UK healthcare research funding goes towards women’s health, excluding oncology.

We also had the pleasure of presenting Dotplot in the Tech Showcase alongside Elsa Zekeng, CEO and Founder of SökerData, and Lorna Maclean, CEO and Founder of Demetria.



In the News

Large-scale AI Research Trial


Aptly announced on World Cancer Day, close to 700,000 women in the UK are set to take part in a trial to test how innovative AI tools can help doctors diagnose breast cancer sooner. The new technology will allow for only one specialist to conduct a mammogram, whereas current protocols require two specialists. Implementation could free up hundreds of healthcare professionals’ time to treat more patients, diagnose more cancers, and lower waiting times.




Online Traffic Soars Following National Screening Campaign

In response to a first-ever national breast screening awareness campaign last month, thousands of women flocked online to learn more. Some breast screening information pages on the NHS website saw a 145% increase in traffic in just one week, with Google Trends data showing searches for “breast screening” in the same week reached a peak over the last five years in England.


That’s all for this month. See you in the next one 😉