Google Play Makes Short Film about Know Your Lemons Founder

Featured in #WeArePlay

Google’s #WeArePlay feature recently spotlighted Know Your Lemons founder Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont and the global impact of the Know Your Lemons app. Google’s #WeArePlay series celebrates app founders creating meaningful impact through technology, and Know Your Lemons was recognized for transforming breast cancer education into something approachable, memorable, and easy to understand.

Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont, founder of Know Your Lemons, responds

When Google Called, I Thought About My Grandmothers…

There are moments in life that make you stop and look back at how far something has come.

Being featured by Google in their #WeArePlay campaign was one of those moments for me.

When I first created the lemon visuals for breast cancer education, I wasn’t thinking about awards, global recognition, or app accelerators. I was thinking about my grandmothers. I was thinking about the people I loved who faced breast cancer, and how often fear, confusion, and late detection changed the outcome of their stories.

I kept wondering: Why is breast cancer education so hard to understand?

That question eventually became Know Your Lemons.

What started as a simple visual concept using lemons as a metaphor for breasts to teach about the 12 symptoms of breast cancer, grew into conversations happening in homes, clinics, classrooms, and communities around the world in 42 languages. Today, our app helps people understand the signs of breast cancer, understand their screening plan for their personal risk, learn what’s normal for their bodies, and feel more confident seeking care when something changes.

And now, Google has chosen to share that story through #WeArePlay.

Watching the film felt surreal because it reminded me that this mission has never been about technology alone. It has always been about people. Every message from someone who found a symptom early. Every survivor who says they finally understood breast health for the first time. Every volunteer, our “Lemonistas”, who carry this education into their communities with compassion and courage is meaningful.

My hope is that when you watch the video you leave feeling a little bit more informed about our foundation, about your own health and that you feel inspired to share that information with a loved one.

— Dr. Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont, PhD MFA