AI powered MRI screening to detect cancer faster lands in Manchester
Ezra, the US health-tech innovator transforming early cancer detection, is bringing its AI-powered MRI scanning service to Manchester, opening two new UK sites as it targets national coverage.
Designed to detect cancer and hundreds of health conditions early, the new technology combines advanced artificial intelligence with MRI scans of the body and interrogation from expert radiologists to deliver fast, accurate, and comprehensive screening.
The new Manchester sites are situated in Wythenshawe, and doors have officially opened to patients.
Ezra focuses on improving early cancer detection to help save lives. In the UK, approximately 392,000 individuals are diagnosed with cancer each year, and in Manchester nearly 1 in 2 (46%) are diagnosed at late stages, where treatment options are more limited. Yet new YouGov research commissioned by Ezra reveals a significant prevention gap: while a third of Britons say they worry about being diagnosed with cancer, only 4% have ever invested in a preventative health scan to date.
The business was founded in 2019 by health-tech entrepreneur Emi Gal, inspired by his own experience as high risk for skin cancer and having lost his mother to cancer - which may have been preventable had it been detected early.
"Having witnessed the impact of late-stage cancer diagnosis in my own family, I understand the critical importance of early detection," says Emi Gal, CEO and founder of Ezra. " Our mission is simple: make advanced cancer screening fast, accurate, and accessible. As we roll out our clinics across the UK, Manchester is the natural next step for us - a city with world-class medical expertise and growing demand for proactive health screening."
Consumers can join the wait list for scans at the Ezra partner clinic in Manchester via the Ezra website.