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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/82336, first published .
Empathic AI for Patient-Centered Cancer Care: A Scoping Review of Patient Navigation, Support, and Clinical Practice

Empathic AI for Patient-Centered Cancer Care: A Scoping Review of Patient Navigation, Support, and Clinical Practice

Empathic AI for Patient-Centered Cancer Care: A Scoping Review of Patient Navigation, Support, and Clinical Practice

Brianna M White   1 * , MPH, DrPHc ;   Gabriela L Aitken   2 * , MD ;   Janet A Zink   1 , PhD ;   Parnian Kheirkhah Rahimabad   1 , PhD ;   Fekede Asefa Kumsa   1 , PhD ;   Soheil Hashtarkhani   1 , PhD ;   Rezaur Rashid   1 , PhD ;   Saba Kheirinejad   1 , PhD ;   Tyra Girdwood   3 , PhD ;   Christopher L Brett   4 , MBA, MD ;   Robert L Davis   1 , MPH, MD ;   David L Schwartz   2 , MD ;   Arash Shaban-Nejad   1 , MSc, MPH, PhD

1 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center—Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Biomedical Informatics, Memphis, TN, United States

2 Departments of Radiation Oncology & Preventive Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States

3 Department of Community and Population Health, College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States

4 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Arash Shaban-Nejad, MSc, MPH, PhD
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center—Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Biomedical Informatics
  • 50 N Dunlap, 492R
  • Memphis, TN 38103
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 901 287 5836
  • Email: ashabann@uthsc.edu