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Colorectal cancer is a major health problem in developed countries, accounting for a significant proportion of deaths in the population. Advances in chemotherapy treatment have led to therapy being delivered in the home-setting, which presents challenges in ensuring that treatment-related side-effects are detected and reported to clinical staff in an appropriate time-frame. A telemedicine system has been developed using a mobile-phone platform to allow patients to complete symptom diaries which trigger alerts paged to their nurse in the event of severe side-effects. Six patients used this system for two cycles of oral chemotherapy. Two cases of moderate symptoms deteriorating to more severe conditions were observed, and individual self-care and treatment advice were presented to these patients.

Original publication

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650374

Type

Journal article

Journal

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

Publication Date

2008

Volume

2008

Pages

5152 - 5155

Keywords

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems, Aged, Capecitabine, Cell Phone, Colonic Neoplasms, Deoxycytidine, Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted, England, Female, Fluorouracil, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Remote Consultation