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Publicly available apps for cancer survivors: a scoping review.

Rosalind AdamDrew McMichaelDaniel PowellPeter Murchie
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Apps are currently available via on-line stores that cover a large spectrum of cancer survivorship activities. The effects of such apps on clinical consultations, patient work/burden and clinical outcomes merit further attention. Most apps are developed by commercial organisations, and promises of empowerment in the 'fight' against cancer are tempered by the potential for exaggerated claims and exploitation.
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