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Digital Health for Oncological Care
Cancer Journal (Sudbury, Mass.)
|January 24, 2024
Summary
Digital health tools offer significant advancements in cancer care, spanning prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This review provides recommendations for integrating these technologies into oncology for improved patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Digital Health
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Digital health tools extend beyond telemedicine, offering vast potential to enhance oncological care.
- A comprehensive survey of digital health applications across the cancer care continuum is presented.
Approach:
- Recommendations are tailored for oncology, covering prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
- The review examines wellness technologies, cancer screening, mental health solutions, and digital biomarkers for prevention.
- Solutions for detection and diagnosis include remote patient monitoring, digital biomarkers, the "digital exam," and "digital outcomes."
Key Points:
- Treatment and monitoring solutions encompass telemedicine, chatbots, and digital therapeutics.
- Essential technology enablers for successful implementation and sustainment of digital health in oncology are discussed.
- Recommendations are provided for healthcare systems and companies involved in digital health-enabled cancer care.
Conclusions:
- Digital health integration promises to revolutionize cancer care delivery and patient management.
- Strategic implementation of digital health tools is crucial for advancing oncological outcomes.
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