ReviewAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting2017
Social Media and Mobile Technology for Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
Review in American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mobile-Based Application Interventions to Enhance Cancer Control and Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Use of Mobile Health Interventions for Outcomes among Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Prediabetes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Rapid systematic review on developing web-based interventions to support people affected by cancer.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Social Media and mHealth Technology for Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Harnessing Digital Videos to Promote Cancer Prevention and Education: a Systematic Review of the Literature from 2013-2018.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2020Pooled it
- Brief culturally informed smartphone interventions decrease breast cancer symptom burden among Latina breast cancer survivors.Psycho-oncology · 2020Trial
- Evaluation of an online knowledge translation intervention to promote cancer risk reduction behaviours: findings from a randomized controlled trial.BMC cancer · 2019Trial
- The use of mobile technology and peer navigation to promote adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivorship care: results of a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Trial
- Using Facebook to Improve Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Evaluating How Patients with Thyroid Cancer Use Online Resources and Social Media to Access Health Information.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Technology-Based Interventions in Promoting Lung Cancer Screening Uptake and Decision-Making Among Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
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- Technological-Based Interventions in Cancer and Factors Associated With the Use of Mobile Digital Wellness and Health Apps Among Cancer Information Seekers: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Enhancing the Impact of Digital Therapeutics in Cancer Prevention: Reflections on Recent Findings.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
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- Understanding Multi-Level Factors Impacting Digital Health Literacy in the Deep South of the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability Evaluation of a Digital Therapeutic Program for Improving Cancer Prevention: A Quasi-experimental Pre-post Interventional Pilot Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- When and how to enlighten citizens on genetics and hereditary cancer: a web survey of online video viewers.Journal of community genetics · 2023Article
- Designing a Dyad-Based Digital Health Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Time in Black Breast Cancer Survivors and Their First-degree Relatives: Human-Centered Design Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Features of Cancer mHealth Apps and Evidence for Patient Preferences: Scoping Literature Review.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
Given the number of lives affected by cancer and the great potential for optimizing well-being via lifestyle changes, patients, providers, health care systems, advocacy groups, and entrepreneurs are looking to digital solutions to enhance patient care and broaden prevention efforts. Thousands of health-oriented mobile websites and apps have been developed, with a majority focused upon lifestyle behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking). In this review, we consider the use and potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and survivorship. We identify key principles in research and practice, summarize prior reviews, and highlight notable case studies and patient resources. Further, with the potential for scaled delivery and broad reach, we consider application of social media and mHealth technologies in low-resource settings. With clear advantages for reach, social media and mHealth technologies offer the ability to scale and engage entire populations at low cost, develop supportive social networks, connect patients and providers, encourage adherence with cancer care, and collect vast quantities of data for advancing cancer research. Development efforts have been rapid and numerous, yet evaluation of intervention effects on behavior change and health outcomes are sorely needed, and regulation around data security issues is notably lacking. Attention to broader audiences is also needed, with targeted development for culturally diverse groups and non-English speakers. Further investment in research to build the evidence base and identify best practices will help delineate and actualize the potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention and treatment.
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