On a recent episode of Connections with Evan Dawson on WXXI, medical experts and breast cancer advocates discussed how advances in screening, treatment and artificial intelligence are improving outcomes for patients. Guests included Dr. Avice O’Connell, radiologist; Dr. Ruth O’Regan, breast cancer oncologist at the Pluta Cancer Center; Christina Thompson, executive director of the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester; and Karen Hill, who is living with metastatic breast cancer. The conversation explored emerging technologies, the importance of patient support networks and proposed state legislation aimed at helping people navigate breast cancer diagnoses and treatment.





