Simone Jensen

CEO & Founder at Radical Health. Bringing world class cancer care to every patient, backed by Khosla.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Reintroducing myself on X!

- 2x founder, 1st startup launch at 18
- Building Radical Health
- Moved from London to SF alone
- Graduated as the top student at St Andrews, BSc & MSc in Math, student athlete
- Lived in 4 countries
- Passionate about empowering cancer patients with tech!

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

We hear stories like this all the time. And these are the patients with someone fighting for them. Imagine how many fall through the cracks because they have no one. We don’t even hear their stories.

[Sharyl Attkisson 🕵️‍♂️💼🥋 @SharylAttkisson]

My husband had a biopsy for cancer and no call with results. After 2 wks passed I called the doctor's office and was put on a long hold. Another doctor got on the phone and said, "Somebody should have called you. Your doctor is on vacation but I didn't want you to have to wait any longer so I'll tell you: it's cancer."

I say, "Okay what's the next step?"

He says, "Well I'm not his doctor but we don't treat that."

I say, "Okay, can you refer me to someone who can help us figure out what steps are next?"

He says, "You just have to get on the phone. Try calling Mayo."

I say, "Can you post the results to the portal because I know anybody I call will ask and want to see the pathology?"

He says, "Just write this down. Do you have a pen? Squamous cell inside the nose."

I say, "Ok but when do you think you can have that posted to the portal or email me," (knowing that nobody will see my husband without that report).

He says, "I told you what it is, that's all you need."

I hang up. I call Mayo. They say, "We can't talk about it until you send the pathology report." I try to explain I don't have it yet but I know what it is. Anyway, they say, they are on a waiting list that's so long they aren't even taking new names. Call back in 6 months and see if they're taking names again.

This was the beginning, and typical of the next 4 years in our health system.

I know you all have similar stories. I wish we could solve these problems for all!

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

How to not be stressed at an objectively stressful job:

Do the right thing every day, work very hard and believe it’s going to work out no matter what.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Exercise in cancer >> spending billions on a drug which adds 2 months to survival.

But one of the things I’m least convinced AI can solve alone is getting people to do it consistently. We include an exercise plan in every treatment plan at Radical. The info is great, but it's a human motivation problem, and studies like this help.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Exercise and remission from cancer: A randomized trial found 37% improved survival, 28% disease-free survival. But little is being done to incorporate in practice except @UPMC 1st health system covering "exercise oncology" program.
gift link, by @AgrawalNina
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[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

At Radical, we think it's unethical to not have an AI second opinion for all medical decisions

[Tiffany Ryder @itstiffanyryder]

I will never understand why asking for a second medical opinion is sometimes treated like an insult. If the decision matters that much, getting another opinion should be encouraged.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

@yanabana Agreed!

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Been thinking about the most entertaining punishment for Man City. It’s a delicate balance. You don’t want to destroy the team completely. You want to prolong the suffering so everyone can enjoy it

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

@maxmarchione Yes pls

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

I agree that trust will win this sector, but what does 94% trust rate actually mean?

[Shivani Poddar @shivanipod]

I led engineering at Google DeepMind.

Today, I'm proud to introduce Fo to give personal AI something no lab ever has... Humans.

Other personal AI's pretend AI can do everything. Fo employs humans to do tasks that AI cannot.

- 2x better at real-world task completion (beats other agents by 69%)
- 94% trust rate (4x less likely to leak private info vs Muse, Instinct)

Sign up for free: https://t.co/9ndFhcN5mO

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

@joythw @alexandr_wang @louissszh Bring him back!

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Got into a car with no steering wheel or pedals for the first time today. It felt concerningly normal, like it had always been that way.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

@mattgdean03 @YannickBuccella Let's do it!!

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

I got to meet Bill Gates, and we actually connected over a book.

He’s a huge fan of one of my favorites, The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallaway. Even though the book is framed around tennis, I’d recommend to anyone building a startup.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Honestly, the main reason I use Muse over other AI assistants is just how cute he is

[Mark Zuckerberg @finkd]

Muse, your personal agent, now has voice and real-time video. You can have long conversations and Muse will work in the background and get things done for you as you're talking. We're also bringing Muse to glasses so you can talk hands-free throughout the day.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Many of our recent hires at Radical Health have chosen not to pursue the traditional clinical path, not because of corporate greed, but because they want to have an even greater impact.

[Dimitrios Tsatiris MD @DrDimitrios]

To whom it may concern,

63% physicians do not want their children to pursue a career in medicine.

This number is even higher among younger physicians.

Medicine is no longer the noble profession it once was.

Corporate greed poses an existential threat to the practice of medicine.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

Warm intros may be easier, but cold emails can be more effective.

Some of the strongest relationships I’ve built started as strangers. That person gets to ‘discover’ you, which is a valuable feeling in Silicon Valley.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

I said to myself that if I did the Santa Cruz 70.3 Ironman in under 6 hours, I would sign up for a full.

I did it in 5:56:57.

Time to get back to training???

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

People with cancer were 2.7x more likely to file for bankruptcy. Those who did had an increased risk of mortality of around 79%.

[Louis @louissszh]

A good designer has to be a good listener, and then a good architect.

@SimoneKJensen and I spoke at @UCBerkeley on patient-first design at Radical Health.

Who notices? Who follows up? Who steps in?

The Radical Way: responsibility is the product.

[Simone Jensen @SimoneKJensen]

@0xNavin Europeeeee