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Telemedicine as patient-centred oncology care: will we embrace or resist disruption?

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology volume 20, pages 659–660 (2023)Cite this article

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Telemedicine represents the practical embodiment of patient-centred oncology care, a concept that has become increasingly popular in the past few years. Yet despite the demonstrated benefits of telemedicine, its longitudinal adoption remains limited. Herein we discuss some of the potential challenges that telemedicine faces, as we underutilize this approach relative to its anticipated value.

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E.B. and F.C. receive support from the NIH/NCI (Grant P30 CA008748). E.B. receives support from the NCI MATCHES P50 Grant (P50 CA271357).

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Howard Jack West

  2. AccessHope, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Howard Jack West

  3. Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Erin Bange

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Fumiko Chino

  5. Affordability Working Group, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Fumiko Chino

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West, H.J., Bange, E. & Chino, F. Telemedicine as patient-centred oncology care: will we embrace or resist disruption?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 20, 659–660 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-023-00796-5

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