Nov 29
November Updates from Team Dotplot
As November winds down and the holiday season begins, we hope the festive mood brings you plenty of joy and things to celebrate!
In this edition, we share insights from our recent work, event highlights, and timely pieces in the world of breast cancer news.
What We’ve Been Up to Lately
On that note, we’re also very grateful to the women at the Dotplot office who participated in our data collection efforts! The data will go towards training our predictive technology to accurately identify abnormalities in breast tissue.
🎉 Welcome Meera 🎉
We are so excited for Meera Vadali to join the team as a Healthcare Content Writer! Her work will develop Dotplot’s public facing communications with engaging educational content about breast health and our startup.
Events
Community Collider X WEI: Women Entrepreneurs
We had the opportunity to sit down with Dr Olivia Ahn from Fluus, Diana Epel from Sealeo, and Dr Mridula Pore from Peppy Health in a women-led panel discussion hosted by the Imperial Enterprise Lab at Imperial College London.
We discussed our journeys to becoming startup founders, explored trends we hope to see more of in the healthcare industry, and shared advice for other women considering their
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GROW London: Future Horizons Summit
As part of a 3-day event bringing together business leaders across the tech industry, Dotplot showcased at the Future Horizons Summit along with other impact-driven startups and scaleups.
We had a wonderful time delving into key business development challenges and ways technology continues to shape the future. A standout takeaway for us was the focus on a “Tech for Good” mindset emphasising innovation that genuinely benefits society.
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Bringing Health into the Home
In September, the UK Department of Health and Social Care published Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS. In a summary letter, he writes “ The UK has appreciably higher cancer mortality rates than other countries. No progress whatsoever was made in diagnosing cancer at stage 1 and 2 between 2013 and 2021”
At Dotplot, this is exactly the kind of statistic we want to target. Our commitment to at-home breast health monitoring drives us to build a healthier and more health literate UK.
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In the News 📰
Breast Cancer Now reports the percentage of women performing breast self-checks dropped from 49% in 2022 to 45% in 2024. The article cites that almost a third (31%) of women who do check their breasts don’t have confidence in their ability to notice changes.
Manveet Basra, the Associate Director of Public Health Inclusion and Awareness at Breast Cancer Now, notes “It’s clear more needs to be done to educate and support women to ‘know their normal.’”
According to the BBC, a trial to streamline diagnosis for patients with worrying breast cancer symptoms was set to start this month in Somerset. Women who report abnormal breast lumps to 111 online will now be referred directly to a specialist clinic instead of a GP through the NHS app.
The pilot aims to shorten time taken to diagnose breast cancer and increase availability of GP appointments. The scheme will roll out to other cities upon evaluation.
That’s all for this month. See you in the next one 😉
We discussed our journeys to becoming startup founders, explored trends we hope to see more of in the healthcare industry, and shared advice for other women considering their
GROW London: Future Horizons Summit
As part of a 3-day event bringing together business leaders across the tech industry, Dotplot showcased at the Future Horizons Summit along with other impact-driven startups and scaleups.
We had a wonderful time delving into key business development challenges and ways technology continues to shape the future. A standout takeaway for us was the focus on a “Tech for Good” mindset emphasising innovation that genuinely benefits society.
Bringing Health into the Home
In September, the UK Department of Health and Social Care published Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS. In a summary letter, he writes “ The UK has appreciably higher cancer mortality rates than other countries. No progress whatsoever was made in diagnosing cancer at stage 1 and 2 between 2013 and 2021”
At Dotplot, this is exactly the kind of statistic we want to target. Our commitment to at-home breast health monitoring drives us to build a healthier and more health literate UK.
In the News 📰
Breast Cancer Now reports the percentage of women performing breast self-checks dropped from 49% in 2022 to 45% in 2024. The article cites that almost a third (31%) of women who do check their breasts don’t have confidence in their ability to notice changes.
Manveet Basra, the Associate Director of Public Health Inclusion and Awareness at Breast Cancer Now, notes “It’s clear more needs to be done to educate and support women to ‘know their normal.’”
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According to the BBC, a trial to streamline diagnosis for patients with worrying breast cancer symptoms was set to start this month in Somerset. Women who report abnormal breast lumps to 111 online will now be referred directly to a specialist clinic instead of a GP through the NHS app.
The pilot aims to shorten time taken to diagnose breast cancer and increase availability of GP appointments. The scheme will roll out to other cities upon evaluation.
That’s all for this month. See you in the next one 😉