mHealth Intelligence August 10, 2023
Backed by a $3.5 million NIH grant, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and collaborating organizations are studying technology to assist cancer patients at home.
The Managing Symptoms and Psychological Distress During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is assisting Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and other organizations in expanding cancer management at home through new technology.
“More and more of the care provided by the nation’s cancer centers is moving into patient homes,” said Tracy Crane, PhD, RDN, Sylvester’s director of Lifestyle Medicine, Prevention and Digital Health, and one of three principal investigators for this study, in a press release.
Cancer treatment continues to mobilize and relocate to patient homes. Amid this transition, Sylvester researchers at the...