A cancer diagnosis can be terrifying, and the ability to obtain information in order to better understand what it is, what treatments and support are available, and how to better cope as the patient or a loved one, can make all the difference. This is how some apps designed for the Apple iPad are hoping to help.
A guide to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 120 forms of cancer is only one of the services available through the Cancer.net Mobile app. It is a free application that provides useful information about cancer treatments, their side effects, their costs, and how patients and their families can better manage their lives in order to cope with the changes that cancer will require.
This app also provides tools that allow a user to keep a journal of symptoms, medications, treatments, and side effects, and can record any questions that you want to remember to ask when you next speak with your doctor. In fact, it also has an option to allow you to record the answer that your doctor provides so that you can review it later. Many patients struggle with their nerves at these appointments, making it easy to forget precisely what was said. This app overcomes that problem.
For those who are interested, there is also a section of this app that provides information about clinical trials and the decision as to whether or not to take part. That part of the app includes a list of questions that the patient can ask the organizers of the trial to be certain that the patient knows exactly what is involved.
Infomation provided by cancer insurance info.com
