Risk Aware

Risk Aware™ by Ikonopedia is a web-based Tyrer-Cuzick breast cancer risk assessment solution designed for radiology practices, departments, and groups. It enables healthcare providers to offer patients a clinically validated, personalised risk assessment that identifies their lifetime probability of developing breast cancer — empowering both patients and clinicians to make informed decisions about screening, genetic counseling, and care pathways.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in U.S. women and the second most common cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Risk Aware™ addresses this challenge by making the most widely accepted breast cancer risk model accessible to any radiology practice, helping to identify at-risk individuals as early as possible and supporting proactive, potentially life-saving interventions.

About the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Model

• The Tyrer-Cuzick model is the most widely accepted and independently validated tool for measuring a woman's lifetime probability of developing breast cancer.
• It incorporates a comprehensive range of factors into a single statistical model, including family history, endogenous hormonal factors, benign disease history, age, body mass index, and genetic factors such as BRCA status.
• Independent studies have consistently shown the Tyrer-Cuzick model to be the most accurate breast cancer risk model available.
• Results can inform decisions around genetic counseling, genetic testing, MRI screening, early mammography, and other care pathways.
• The model is particularly relevant given emerging evidence supporting earlier assessment and augmented screening, especially for Black women and other minority women.

Key Capabilities of Risk Aware™

• Provides a licensed, web-based implementation of the Tyrer-Cuzick risk assessment, developed and maintained by Ikonopedia.
• Can be deployed within a practice's existing patient portal or offered onsite, making it straightforward to integrate into current workflows.
• Enables patients to self-assess their breast cancer risk and receive insight into whether they should pursue MRI exams, genetic counseling, genetic testing, or earlier mammography screening.
• Supports radiology practices in identifying patients who qualify for supplemental imaging or alternative care pathways.
• Designed to increase the number of patients who complete a risk assessment, broadening access to essential breast health services.

Benefits for Radiology Practices

• Allows any radiology department, practice, or group to offer a clinically credible risk assessment service without developing the tool independently.
• Serves as a patient education and empowerment tool, encouraging proactive engagement with breast health screening.
• Supports good practice outcomes by identifying patients who may benefit from additional MRI exams or other screening modalities.
• Available at a reasonable cost, making it accessible to a wide range of healthcare settings.
• Positions practices to offer follow-up care and imaging directly to patients identified as being at elevated risk.

Risk Aware™ is available to any healthcare practice or radiology group seeking to expand their breast health services. Ikonopedia has licensed the Tyrer-Cuzick model and built a ready-to-implement solution that integrates with patient portals or onsite workflows, helping practices deliver essential risk assessment services and connect at-risk patients with the most appropriate care as early as possible.