Anoto Digital Pen Cuts Mammogram Analysis From Hours To Minutes In France

Sweden-based Anoto Group AB, the inventor of the Anoto Digital Pen and Paper technology, announces its tremendous success in reducing waiting lists for breast cancer screening by significantly shortening the time it takes to analyze mammograms. The digital pen has been implemented in France's "Plan Cancer" program to combat this growing public health concern.

Since 2003, France offered a systematic and organized breast cancer screening for women between the age of 50 and 74 contributing to regularity of screening tests. An alarming 40,000+ new breast cancer cases reported each year inspiring the program which participates are invited to testing via a mammography ever other year. A women's anxiety rises with waiting for breast cancer results.

source: Medical News Today