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Author Spotlight: Advancements in Molecular Biomarker Testing for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: September 8, 2023
Next generation performance status: digital health technologies across the lung cancer continuum
Julia Scarpa1, Iqram Hussain1, Alex Cheng2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
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Lung cancer survival rates have greatly benefited from recent advances in therapies and screening. New digital health technologies offer clinicians another way to personalize and enhance care for these patients. For example, emerging technologies support continuous assessment of patients' functional capacity and provide real-time health feedback, improving management of chronic symptoms and monitoring of health trajectory. This review explores these advancements and their potential applications across the lung cancer continuum.
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