JMIR Cancer

With increasing numbers of survivors with cancer, the importance of patient-centered information provision and communication to alleviate psychological burdens, such as anxiety and depression, is growing. However, substantial individual differences exist in patients with cancer information–seeking behaviors and use of support services, and few studies have comprehensively examined cognitive and psychological factors such as treatment status, sex, trust in information sources, and patient-provider relationships.

Despite a global decline in the incidence of gastric cancer (GC), the number of cases diagnosed among younger individuals continues to increase. Several studies have been conducted to develop predictive models of mortality in patients with GC.

Consumer fitness tracker devices offer scalable opportunities to monitor real-world behavior and support health in cancer survivorship. However, adoption and sustained use outside structured research settings remain incompletely characterized, limiting their integration into survivorship care.

Approximately 80% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor positive, and following initial tumor treatment, patients are prescribed hormone therapy (HT) drugs (tamoxifen, letrozole, anastrozole, and exemestane) for 5-10 years. These drugs are known to cause several side effects. Additionally, a small number of studies have identified that changing medication brands (generics) can negatively affect patients’ side effects, attitudes, and acceptance of HT. However, no effective intervention currently exists to address patients’ concerns about generic switching.

Patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) can deteriorate clinically between scheduled appointments; yet, acute oncology services often rely on reactive helplines with limited longitudinal symptom visibility.

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Global studies have highlighted the importance of awareness of lung cancer signs and symptoms, as it influences health care seeking, diagnosis timing, and treatment outcomes. Despite the high prevalence of both lung cancer and smoking in Jordan, no studies have assessed lung cancer awareness among the Jordanian population. This study is the first in Jordan to reveal the levels of awareness of lung cancer signs and symptoms, risk factors, and screening and to identify factors associated with the awareness level.

About 4 in 10 people in Sweden get cancer during their lifetime, and approximately half of them will be diagnosed during their working life. As cancer survival rates improve, a growing number of individuals face challenges in returning to work following treatment. This increases the demand for effective return-to-work (RTW) strategies. Despite existing rehabilitation frameworks, cancer survivors often encounter barriers to sustainable work reintegration.

Wearable devices are becoming more ubiquitous and are capable of capturing health-relevant information that patients may be interested in sharing with their providers. However, limited research has been conducted on oncology provider perspectives on how these data could be used to inform cancer care.

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has evolved into a chronic condition as a consequence of effective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, leading to an expanding demographic of patients necessitating lifelong monitoring. The use of eHealth solutions has the potential to facilitate sustainable and patient-centered care by enabling remote monitoring and enhancing guideline adherence. The Dutch CMyLife digital care platform incorporates a CML Dashboard intended for health care professionals (HCPs). This dashboard is designed to provide insight into real-world CML care and enable remote monitoring.

Quality of life (QoL) questionnaires are used in many disease areas to measure the burden that a disease causes for patients, which help provide insights into disease impact, identify unmet medical needs, and inform patient-centered drug development and value assessment for treatments. The collection of data imposes both a significant burden on patients as well as effort on health care personnel, thus incurring high costs for the health care system. Given that patients share detailed information about their condition and treatment experiences on social media and patient forums, an important research question is to what extent information about QoL can be obtained from patients’ online forum posts to potentially complement information obtained from questionnaires.

Breast cancer is a significant public health burden. Despite its critical role in preventing the recurrence of breast cancer, rates of long-term adherence to endocrine therapy (ET) remain low among certain breast cancer survivors. Using embedded sensors in smartphones and wearables, ecological momentary assessment data and health behavior theory may facilitate a richer understanding of the real-world context of medication-taking behaviors, which can aid in the development of personalized interventions.

Myeloid neoplasms (MNs) are most frequently diagnosed among adults aged 60 years and older. Cancer and chemotherapy can cause gait disturbances and increase fall risk in older adults with MNs. Exercise may improve gait, but there is a lack of research among older adults with MNs undergoing active chemotherapy.