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![Crowdfunding for Complementary and Alternative Cancer Treatments in Tijuana, Mexico: Content Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/1eead0c7a975530ed22a421cf0c909bf.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/1eead0c7a975530ed22a421cf0c909bf.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/1eead0c7a975530ed22a421cf0c909bf.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/1eead0c7a975530ed22a421cf0c909bf.png 2500w)
![Influence of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Public Interest of Breast Cancer in High-Income Countries Between 2012 and 2022: Google Trends Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/13141fd43a699cde635766b5e3ca2501.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/13141fd43a699cde635766b5e3ca2501.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/13141fd43a699cde635766b5e3ca2501.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/13141fd43a699cde635766b5e3ca2501.png 2500w)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. High-income countries have a greater incidence and mortality rate of breast cancer than low-income countries. As a result, raising awareness about breast cancer is crucial in increasing the chances of early detection and treatment. Social media has evolved into an essential tool for Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaigns, allowing people to share their breast cancer stories and experiences while also providing a venue for education and support.
![Artificial Intelligence as a Potential Catalyst to a More Equitable Cancer Care Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/403b0b6b7a09ebfb59ac698397201e15.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/403b0b6b7a09ebfb59ac698397201e15.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/403b0b6b7a09ebfb59ac698397201e15.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/403b0b6b7a09ebfb59ac698397201e15.png 2500w)
As we enter the era of digital interdependence, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a key instrument to transform health care and address disparities and barriers in access to services. This viewpoint explores AI's potential to reduce inequalities in cancer care by improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing resource allocation, and expanding access to medical care, especially in underserved communities. Despite persistent barriers, such as socioeconomic and geographical disparities, AI can significantly improve health care delivery. Key applications include AI-driven health equity monitoring, predictive analytics, mental health support, and personalized medicine. This viewpoint highlights the need for inclusive development practices and ethical considerations to ensure diverse data representation and equitable access. Emphasizing the role of AI in cancer care, especially in low- and middle-income countries, we underscore the importance of collaborative and multidisciplinary efforts to integrate AI effectively and ethically into health systems. This call to action highlights the need for further research on user experiences and the unique social, cultural, and political barriers to AI implementation in cancer care.
![Using a Mobile Messenger Service as a Digital Diary to Capture Patients’ Experiences Along Their Interorganizational Treatment Path in Gynecologic Oncology: Lessons Learned Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d97c53836fd6610be35416b7d4970b07.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d97c53836fd6610be35416b7d4970b07.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d97c53836fd6610be35416b7d4970b07.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d97c53836fd6610be35416b7d4970b07.png 2500w)
A digital diary in the form of a mobile messenger service offers a novel method for data collection in cancer research. Little is known about the things to consider when using this data collection method in clinical research for patients with cancer. In this Viewpoint paper, we discuss the lessons we learned from using a qualitative digital diary method via a mobile messenger service for data collection in oncology care. The lessons learned focus on three main topics: (1) data quality, (2) practical aspects, and (3) data protection. We hope to provide useful information to other researchers who consider this method for their research with patients. First, in this paper, we argue that the interactive nature of a digital diary via a messenger service is very well suited for the phenomenological approach and produces high-quality data. Second, we discuss practical issues of data collection with a mobile messenger service, including participant and researcher interaction. Third, we highlight corresponding aspects around technicalities, particularly those regarding data security. Our views on data privacy and information security are summarized in a comprehensive checklist to inform fellow researchers on the selection of a suitable messenger service for different scenarios. In our opinion, a digital diary via a mobile messenger service can provide high-quality data almost in real time and from participants’ daily lives. However, some considerations must be made to ensure that patient data are sufficiently protected. The lessons we learned can guide future qualitative research using this relatively novel method for data collection in cancer research.
![Artificial Intelligence–Based Co-Facilitator (AICF) for Detecting and Monitoring Group Cohesion Outcomes in Web-Based Cancer Support Groups: Single-Arm Trial Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/bcdc8addd43175ca2bf1b7866c6a9db2.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/bcdc8addd43175ca2bf1b7866c6a9db2.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/bcdc8addd43175ca2bf1b7866c6a9db2.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/bcdc8addd43175ca2bf1b7866c6a9db2.png 2500w)
Commonly offered as supportive care, therapist-led online support groups (OSGs) are a cost-effective way to provide support to individuals affected by cancer. One important indicator of a successful OSG session is group cohesion; however, monitoring group cohesion can be challenging due to the lack of nonverbal cues and in-person interactions in text-based OSGs. The Artificial Intelligence–based Co-Facilitator (AICF) was designed to contextually identify therapeutic outcomes from conversations and produce real-time analytics.
![Assessing the Relationship Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Telemedicine Use Among Patients With Breast Cancer and Examining Differential Provisions of Oncology Services Between Telehealth and In-Person Visits: Quantitative Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/058a604bdcebd5f6455542e73423e43f.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/058a604bdcebd5f6455542e73423e43f.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/058a604bdcebd5f6455542e73423e43f.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/058a604bdcebd5f6455542e73423e43f.png 2500w)
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have seen rapid growth in telemedicine use. However, telehealth care and services are not equally distributed, and not all patients with breast cancer have equal access across US regions. There are notable gaps in existing literature regarding the influence of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status on telemedicine use in patients with breast cancer and oncology services offered through telehealth versus in-person visits.
![Do Measures of Real-World Physical Behavior Provide Insights Into the Well-Being and Physical Function of Cancer Survivors? Cross-Sectional Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/62dd14c75a14b5deb7b960d601a33249.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/62dd14c75a14b5deb7b960d601a33249.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/62dd14c75a14b5deb7b960d601a33249.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/62dd14c75a14b5deb7b960d601a33249.png 2500w)
As the number of cancer survivors increases, maintaining health-related quality of life in cancer survivorship is a priority. This necessitates accurate and reliable methods to assess how cancer survivors are feeling and functioning. Real-world digital measures derived from wearable sensors offer potential for monitoring well-being and physical function in cancer survivorship, but questions surrounding the clinical utility of these measures remain to be answered.
![Usability and Preliminary Efficacy of an Adaptive Supportive Care System for Patients With Cancer: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae43d7a0fc1baabc53920ec3affbcb82.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae43d7a0fc1baabc53920ec3affbcb82.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae43d7a0fc1baabc53920ec3affbcb82.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae43d7a0fc1baabc53920ec3affbcb82.png 2500w)
Using an iterative user-centered design process, our team developed a patient-centered adaptive supportive care system, PatientCareAnywhere, that provides comprehensive biopsychosocial screening and supportive cancer care to patients across the continuum of care adaptively. The overarching goal of PatientCareAnywhere is to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and self-efficacy of patients with cancer by empowering them with self-management skills and bringing cancer care support directly to them at home. Such support is adaptive to the patient’s needs and health status and coordinated across multiple sources in the forms of referrals, education, engagement of community resources, and secure social communication.
![Applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology to Identify Factors Associated With Intention to Use Teledelivered Supportive Care Among Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Survivors During COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Cross-Sectional Survey Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/91514133084102187a07f2144cd803c3.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/91514133084102187a07f2144cd803c3.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/91514133084102187a07f2144cd803c3.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/91514133084102187a07f2144cd803c3.png 2500w)
![Digital Smoking Cessation Intervention for Cancer Survivors: Analysis of Predictors and Moderators of Engagement and Outcome Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/87fe90d634b0b139db8553d1a00d9cf7.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/87fe90d634b0b139db8553d1a00d9cf7.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/87fe90d634b0b139db8553d1a00d9cf7.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/87fe90d634b0b139db8553d1a00d9cf7.png 2500w)
![Heart Rate Monitoring Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Quantitative Study of Device Agreement in a Community-Based Exercise Program Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/47ac50b94128300b553ed961474d67da.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/47ac50b94128300b553ed961474d67da.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/47ac50b94128300b553ed961474d67da.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/47ac50b94128300b553ed961474d67da.png 2500w)
Exercise intensity (eg, target heart rate [HR]) is a fundamental component of exercise prescription to elicit health benefits in cancer survivors. Despite the validity of chest-worn monitors, their feasibility in community and unsupervised exercise settings may be challenging. As wearable technology continues to improve, consumer-based wearable sensors may represent an accessible alternative to traditional monitoring, offering additional advantages.
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