Color Health has officially announced a partnership with Google Cloud to make breast cancer screening more accessible.
According to certain reports, this particular partnership will effectively combine Color’s oncologist-led Virtual Cancer Clinic with AI built using Google Cloud to launch the Color Assistant agent, capable of quickly determining eligibility for mammograms, scheduling breast cancer screenings, and coordinating follow up.
Available for all women aged 40 or older, more on the same would reveal how such a convenient, safe, and reliable experience will really go the distance to help tens of thousands women get screened for breast cancer this year.
To understand the significance of such an error, we must take into account one research conducted by American Cancer Society where it was revealed that every stage localized* breast cancer, which shows no sign that cancer has spread outside of the breast, markedly carries a greater than 99% survival rate. A separate National Institutes of Health study, however, reveals that no more than 20–30% of eligible women in the United States are still not up to date on their mammograms.
In fact, if we go by other such assessments, cancer rates in women under 50 have increased by nearly 20% since the early 2000s, with affected women under the age of 40 deemed as nearly 40% more likely to die from it than their older counterparts.
“In healthcare, every moment and every decision matters, particularly when early detection is critical,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. “Our work with Color Health exemplifies how AI and cloud technology can be deployed to drive real-world impact. By integrating our AI into Color’s virtual clinic, we are not only streamlining the process for breast cancer screening but are also empowering women to take action on their health, ultimately helping to improve outcomes.”
Talk about the given development on a slightly deeper level, we begin from how the all-new Color Assistant comes decked up with an ability to help streamline and automate the initial phase of breast cancer risk assessment and screening coordination.
Furthermore, the Color Assistant will collect information to determine mammogram eligibility, answer any questions the user may have, and request clinical review by a clinician within Color Medical’s affiliated 50-state medical group. Once that part is done, Color’s care teams will then connect with women eligible for a mammogram for any necessary clarifications and to coordinate appointments.
In some cases, other types of imaging like breast ultrasounds and breast MRIs, may also be ordered by Color’s clinical team in accordance with clinical guidelines.
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the fact that Color clinicians will receive and deliver screening results directly to patients and coordinate next steps for abnormal findings, including any necessary coordination with the patients’ existing care providers.
The underlying technology also leverages Gemini 2.5 family of models to manage the entire user experience, facilitating a clear, guided conversation. Beyond that, it banks upon a specialized Agentic Framework (Agent Development Kit) to handle complex, multi-step actions and ensure the process is streamlined from start to finish.
Rounding up highlights would be how the entire system operates within Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform. This involves leveraging the secure Agent Engine to guarantee the highest standards of data security and performance.
“We know how to stop late-stage breast cancer diagnoses through screening, but we need to make getting that screening much easier,” said Othman Laraki, CEO and Co-Founder of Color Health. “When the logistics are handled – checking when you’re due, understanding your personal risk for breast cancer, having an order placed without jumping through hoops, and getting an appointment quickly that works with your schedule – mammogram compliance increases dramatically. Our work with Google is an innovative approach to getting access to essential healthcare services, utilizing AI built with Google Cloud to rethink how we can change access to frontline healthcare needs, while making the lives of overburdened clinicians easier.”