Text Messaging Interventions on Cancer Screening Rates: A Systematic Review.
Catherine UyJennifer LopezChau Trinh-ShevrinSimona C KwonScott E ShermanPeter S LiangPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)
Text messaging interventions appear to moderately increase screening rates for breast and cervical cancer and may have a small effect on colorectal cancer screening. Benefit was observed in various countries, including resource-poor and non-English-speaking populations. Given the paucity of data, additional research is needed to better quantify the effectiveness of this promising intervention.