Mobile applications in oncology: A systematic review of health science databases

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Review of smartphone mobile applications for skin cancer detection: what are the changes in availability, functionality, and costs to users over time?

“…One may argue that sophisticated apps require more maintenance and therefore a higher payment; however, that review noted that the costs of the apps were unrelated to their respective quality or service performance. This was also evident in a review of high‐quality cancer management apps all based on peer‐reviewed RCTs, where of 21 apps, all were free to download from the app store 23 . In the present study, while most apps were free to download, the mean price of apps that required once‐off payments increased.…”

The Italian consensus conference on the role of rehabilitation for children and adolescents with leukemia, central nervous system, and bone tumors, part 1: Review of the conference and presentation of consensus statements on rehabilitative evaluation of motor aspects

“…31,32 This could be achieved by introducing alternative modes of service delivery (eg, telemedicine) 31 and strategies to improve adherence to preventive behavior (eg, mobile phone app). 33 The multidisciplinary team should be coordinated by a clinical manager, who would generally be the referring doctor at each phase of the treatment (oncologist, neurosurgeon, orthopedist, child neuropsychiatrist, physiatrist).…”

“…We believe that preventive rehabilitation programs should be developed with available resources that capitalize on the skills of the multidisciplinary team in the promotion of physical activity at all phases of the cancer trajectory 31,32 . This could be achieved by introducing alternative modes of service delivery (eg, telemedicine) 31 and strategies to improve adherence to preventive behavior (eg, mobile phone app) 33 …”

Optimizing e-learning in oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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