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App monitors symptom severity in patients undergoing chemotherapy

December 22, 2017

Using a smartphone and Fitbit device, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were able to be remotely monitored in real time by their physicians in order to better detect severe or worsening symptoms from the treatment and to intervene earlier between clinic visits.

The goal is preventing unnecessary doctor or hospital visits and improving patient quality of life, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh who led the study conducted last year.

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