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Dec 06, 2022 562 likes •830 views

mHealth apps and cancer : What is going on? Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD DPhil University Health Network University of Toronto ajadad@ehealthinnovation.org ajadad@gmail.com Twitter: ajadad LinkedIn: alexjadad A compact computer program

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mHealth apps and cancer:

What is going on?

Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD DPhil University Health Network University of Toronto

ajadad@ehealthinnovation.org ajadad@gmail.com Twitter: ajadad LinkedIn: alexjadad

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What is a mobile “app”?

A compact computer program (application) written for mobile devices

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Why such a fuss?

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Apple sells more iPhones than humans make babies

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Time using apps has exceeded web browsing in North America by 50%

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How many native apps on cancer?

Apple% N'='625% Nokia% N'='80% Android% N'='480% Blackberry% N'='129% Total&Search&Yield/ N&=&1,314/

Included/ N&=&309/

Excluded/ N&=&1,005/

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Native cancer apps on leading markets

Android% 45%% Apple% 46%% Blackberry% 6%% Nokia% 3%%

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Cost

Fee% 49%% Free% 51%%

Range: $1 to $12 Median: $1

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Over 45% focus on breast cancer

0/ 20/ 40/ 60/ 80/ 100/ 120/ 140/ 160/ Breast% General% Skin% GI% Lung% Pediatric% Gyne% Blood% Female% Colorectal% Pancreatic% Kidney% Liver% Neuro%

Only 37% provide release dates 60% do not report affiliations

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Few are of direct clinical value

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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Information (n = 82; 27%)

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Fundraising (n = 44; 14%)

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Prevention or early detection (n = 42; 14%)

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Some fancy work is emerging…

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Promotional (n = 31; 10%)

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Disease Management (n = 13; 10%)

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Peer Support (n = 3; 1%)

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Bravo!

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Apps for cancer research?

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Are specialized tools needed?

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Native apps with RFID tags

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Technological convergence!

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We must be ready for a change of era!

What next?

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