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Did you know that there are currently 43 different cancer ribbons and 27 awareness months today?
Confusing right?
Not just for the patients, but for doctors too.
I founded Oatmeal Health to establish a structured approach to cancer screening, with the hope that someday soon, healthcare will be accessible to everyone and the use of ribbons will be unnecessary.
What is the problem?
- 80% of seniors have chronic conditions
- Chronic disease is the cause of 70% of all deaths in America
- FQHCs are facing significant challenges due to being overworked and understaffed, which leaves little time for managing preventative lung cancer screenings. On average, clinics have only 13 minutes per patient visit, making it difficult to provide thorough preventative care
Why now?
Underserved communities have endured a long history of disparate access to quality cancer care and a lack of culturally appropriate supportive care services. It is time we provide equality to everyone in need.
What we are working on?
Oatmeal’s lung cancer screening platform leverages AI, case management, and data science to improve screening compliance and outcomes for FQHCs and health plans. Our goal is to systemize cancer screening so that as new cancer screenings are added we are ready for them. Given that lung cancer alone claims more lives than the combined total of deaths from breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers, Oatmeal Health has made it a priority to focus on screening for lung cancer initially.
Join our mission:
If you are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or health plan and want to partner with us to improve your patient’s health, let’s chat, jonathan@oatmealhealth.com
Check out this infographic, and you will understand the confusion.
Background:
Cancer ribbons have become a powerful symbol of awareness, support, and solidarity for those affected by cancer. The multitude of ribbon colors represents the various types of cancer, emphasizing the importance of recognizing each unique form of the disease. This article will explore the purpose of cancer ribbons, the reasons for their diversity, and their impact on raising awareness and supporting research.
Cancer ribbons serve several key functions:
- Raising Awareness: Ribbons help educate the public about different types of cancer, their symptoms, and the need for early detection and prevention.
- Showing Support: Wearing a cancer ribbon demonstrates solidarity with those affected, offering a sense of comfort and unity for patients, survivors, and their loved ones.
- Fundraising and Research: Ribbons often serve as a symbol for fundraising campaigns, with proceeds going towards scientific research, patient care, and advocacy efforts.
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Author:
CEO/Co-Founder @ Oatmeal Health | AI Lung Cancer Screening | Almost Became a Doctor | Engineer | Follow to Share What I’ve Learned Along the Way
I help patients get the care they need earlier, preventing late-stage cancer.
That’s been the throughline across three companies and almost 20 years in healthcare. At ReferralMD, we fixed broken referral networks so patients didn’t fall through the cracks. At Oatmeal Health, it’s lung cancer: building the diagnostic and screening infrastructure so the 85% of cases caught too late get caught early instead.
Today as CEO of Oatmeal Health, I lead a team embedding AI into radiology workflows to turn routine lung CT scans into reimbursable cancer risk assessments. We partner with FQHCs to reach underserved communities, and with health systems and payers to make early detection economically sustainable. Think HeartFlow or Cleerly, but for lungs.
Between companies, I advised at Techstars and Plug and Play, mentoring founders building in digital health. That experience shaped how I think about what separates companies that ship from companies that stall: distribution, reimbursement, and clinical trust, not just technology.
I’m a CancerX alumnus, a 3x healthcare founder, and someone who believes the biggest problems in cancer aren’t scientific. They’re operational.
We’re hiring mission-driven builders at Oatmeal Health. If you want to work on something that matters, reach out.
When I’m not working, I’m traveling, mentoring, and keeping up with one very energetic husky. 🐾
Substack – The Oatmeal Bite:
Millions of patients get less care because of who they are, where they live, or how they look. I’m fighting to change that. CEO @OatmealHealth, a startup built for the underserved. The Oatmeal Bite: intel for clinicians, investors, and advocates.
Jonathan Govette
CEO of Oatmeal Health
Substack:
https://oatmealhealthjonathangovette.substack.com/
