Ruth Porat

I've repeated frequently because it inspired me so much, which was that when you have cancer on good days, a bird will come to your shoulder. And that bird will say, you may think you're having a good day, but actually you have cancer. And I was assured that over time, the bird would come less frequently. And one day that bird would fly away for good.

And it was a really important message because when the bird showed up, and it does, anyone who's had cancer, I would bet, has had this freaking bird show up. You know to say, you're not going to be coming back and get out of there. And I want to own my life. I want to enjoy life. And you can. And that was the way I got it. For me, it was really valuable to hide and work. I got joy out of that.

And it was a really important message because when the bird showed up, and it does, anyone who's had cancer, I would bet, has had this freaking bird show up. You know to say, you're not going to be coming back and get out of there. And I want to own my life. I want to enjoy life. And you can. And that was the way I got it. For me, it was really valuable to hide and work. I got joy out of that.

And it was a really important message because when the bird showed up, and it does, anyone who's had cancer, I would bet, has had this freaking bird show up. You know to say, you're not going to be coming back and get out of there. And I want to own my life. I want to enjoy life. And you can. And that was the way I got it. For me, it was really valuable to hide and work. I got joy out of that.

Everyone has their own way to do it. You can't prejudge. You can't know until you're in the moment. But I would say that level of confidence about the pace of change is something everyone should have. And with AI, the pace of change is nothing short of staggering. The final thing I would say sort of goes back to the way you framed the question.

Everyone has their own way to do it. You can't prejudge. You can't know until you're in the moment. But I would say that level of confidence about the pace of change is something everyone should have. And with AI, the pace of change is nothing short of staggering. The final thing I would say sort of goes back to the way you framed the question.

Everyone has their own way to do it. You can't prejudge. You can't know until you're in the moment. But I would say that level of confidence about the pace of change is something everyone should have. And with AI, the pace of change is nothing short of staggering. The final thing I would say sort of goes back to the way you framed the question.

Everyone needs to get that diagnosis early because the difference between getting it early and getting it late can be the difference between survival. Anyone who's pushed off getting a checkup, go get a checkup. And what I'm really proud of, again, with AI is some work that our teams did years ago. We can now, with AI,

Everyone needs to get that diagnosis early because the difference between getting it early and getting it late can be the difference between survival. Anyone who's pushed off getting a checkup, go get a checkup. And what I'm really proud of, again, with AI is some work that our teams did years ago. We can now, with AI,

Everyone needs to get that diagnosis early because the difference between getting it early and getting it late can be the difference between survival. Anyone who's pushed off getting a checkup, go get a checkup. And what I'm really proud of, again, with AI is some work that our teams did years ago. We can now, with AI,

identify, diagnose early stage metastatic breast cancer and other cancers at the highest quality level. And when I called my oncologist and asked if this was as profound as I thought, his comment was the only way to democratize healthcare is with AI. Wow. Because it seems that any patient anywhere on the globe has the same quality read or as I had at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

identify, diagnose early stage metastatic breast cancer and other cancers at the highest quality level. And when I called my oncologist and asked if this was as profound as I thought, his comment was the only way to democratize healthcare is with AI. Wow. Because it seems that any patient anywhere on the globe has the same quality read or as I had at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

identify, diagnose early stage metastatic breast cancer and other cancers at the highest quality level. And when I called my oncologist and asked if this was as profound as I thought, his comment was the only way to democratize healthcare is with AI. Wow. Because it seems that any patient anywhere on the globe has the same quality read or as I had at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

And it's an operating leverage for radiologists everywhere. So I look, I think the main thing is with the advances in care, remain optimistic. So many cancers are actually now in that land of manageable. I appreciate not all of them are, and there's a lot of work being done to add to the list. of cancers that are manageable. But for many of us, that bird is the right metaphor. It will fly away.

And it's an operating leverage for radiologists everywhere. So I look, I think the main thing is with the advances in care, remain optimistic. So many cancers are actually now in that land of manageable. I appreciate not all of them are, and there's a lot of work being done to add to the list. of cancers that are manageable. But for many of us, that bird is the right metaphor. It will fly away.

And it's an operating leverage for radiologists everywhere. So I look, I think the main thing is with the advances in care, remain optimistic. So many cancers are actually now in that land of manageable. I appreciate not all of them are, and there's a lot of work being done to add to the list. of cancers that are manageable. But for many of us, that bird is the right metaphor. It will fly away.

If I can add one thing, I'm so sorry. You two are going through a large club that we have. Yeah, we're not alone. When I went through it the first time and I was bald and had a mastectomy and I've never actually talked about that publicly before. And working in a bank with basically only men, it was not something I wanted to talk about.

If I can add one thing, I'm so sorry. You two are going through a large club that we have. Yeah, we're not alone. When I went through it the first time and I was bald and had a mastectomy and I've never actually talked about that publicly before. And working in a bank with basically only men, it was not something I wanted to talk about.

If I can add one thing, I'm so sorry. You two are going through a large club that we have. Yeah, we're not alone. When I went through it the first time and I was bald and had a mastectomy and I've never actually talked about that publicly before. And working in a bank with basically only men, it was not something I wanted to talk about.

But I found that when I did, the outpouring of support and care was about the best medicine that I could have. And I think that to your point, Clark, yeah, everybody wants to ring that bell with you. And it does fortify everybody.