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Study: Smartphone app boosts patients' adherence to breast cancer treatment plans

By Emily Olsen 01:34 pm September 17, 2021

A smartphone app could improve breast cancer patients’ adherence to multidisciplinary treatment plans, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. TOP LINE DATA A total of 4,475 patients who had received a breast cancer diagnosis and had undergone a discussion about multidisciplinary treatment between March 2013 and May 2019 were included in the study. They were...

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper equips breast cancer patients with Apple Watches

By Brian Dolan 07:54 am May 20, 2015

Southern New Jersey's MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is setting up a program for 30 of its breast cancer patients that equips them with Apple Watches to help them self-manage their treatment as well as stay better connected to their care team and each other. The center is working with Wayne, Pennsylvania-based behavioral health technology company Polaris Health Directions on the nine-month...