Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings
The growing cancer epidemic is a major public health challenge globally but especially in low- and middle-income countries where patients often have to make long and complex journeys to receive care. Extending cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to low- and middle-income countries through in...
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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author | Shreya Bhatt Jay Evans Sanchay Gupta |
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description | The growing cancer epidemic is a major public health challenge globally but especially in low- and middle-income countries where patients often have to make long and complex journeys to receive care. Extending cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to low- and middle-income countries through innovative solutions such as digital health systems is an urgent health priority. We contend that such digital systems will achieve success and scale only when existing gaps in cancer care and control policies and practices are addressed to strengthen health systems and improve outcomes. We call for concerted action to focus on the effective implementation of cancer care and control policies and practice in last-mile settings to improve pathways to care for people with and at risk for cancer. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e04daf650c5a41cbaad13f771cebf22c2022-12-22T01:25:19ZengAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyJournal of Global Oncology2378-95062017-03-0141310.1200/JGO.2016.0071791Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile SettingsShreya BhattJay EvansSanchay GuptaThe growing cancer epidemic is a major public health challenge globally but especially in low- and middle-income countries where patients often have to make long and complex journeys to receive care. Extending cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to low- and middle-income countries through innovative solutions such as digital health systems is an urgent health priority. We contend that such digital systems will achieve success and scale only when existing gaps in cancer care and control policies and practices are addressed to strengthen health systems and improve outcomes. We call for concerted action to focus on the effective implementation of cancer care and control policies and practice in last-mile settings to improve pathways to care for people with and at risk for cancer.http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.007179 |
spellingShingle | Shreya Bhatt Jay Evans Sanchay Gupta Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings Journal of Global Oncology |
title | Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings |
title_full | Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings |
title_fullStr | Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings |
title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings |
title_short | Barriers to Scale of Digital Health Systems for Cancer Care and Control in Last-Mile Settings |
title_sort | barriers to scale of digital health systems for cancer care and control in last mile settings |
url | http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.007179 |
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