ONCOPEDS: A mobile application to improve early diagnosis and timely referral in childhood cancer in a low- and middle-income country-A pilot study.
María Liliana Vásquez PonceJacqueline MontoyaCecilia UgazLigia RíosEsmeralda LeónIván MazaEssy MaradiegueSharon ChávezFanny TarrilloRosdali DiazClaudia PascualNinoska RojasMariela TelloCarla MooreDarshi ShahBernardette CotrinaJuan BartoloJorge PerezVíctor PalaciosPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
The implementation of ONCOpeds was found to be feasible in this pilot study, having a potential utility in improving early diagnosis and referral in children and adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer. Directions for future research include multicenter studies with a larger population to further test the application's effectiveness.