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Smartphone apps for cancer: A content analysis of the digital health marketplace.

Deborah H CharbonneauShonee HightowerAnne KatzKe ZhangJudith AbramsNicole Senft EversonJennifer L Beebe-DimmerElisabeth HeathTara EatonHayley S Thompson
Published in: Digital health (2020)
This study contributes an updated analysis of applications for cancer available in the digital health marketplace. The findings have implications for information quality and supportive resources for cancer care. More transparent information about content sources, organizational affiliations, and level of health provider oversight in screening application content is warranted. Recommendations for improving the quality of cancer applications are also offered.
Keyphrases
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