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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92899, first published .
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Psychosocial Distress and Radiation Treatment Interruptions in Patients With Cancer Using Machine Learning and Regression: Retrospective Cohort Study

Psychosocial Distress and Radiation Treatment Interruptions in Patients With Cancer Using Machine Learning and Regression: Retrospective Cohort Study

Soheil Hashtarkhani   1, 2 , PhD ;   Christopher L Brett   3 , MD ;   Fekede Asefa Kumsa   4 , PhD ;   Rezaur Rashid   1 , PhD ;   Parnian Kheirkhah Rahimabad   4 , MD, PhD ;   Saba Kheirinejad   1 , PhD ;   Robert L Davis   1 , MD, MPH ;   David L Schwartz   4, 5 * , MD ;   Arash Shaban-Nejad   1 * , MPH, PhD

1 Center for Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States

2 Health Equity Program, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, United States

3 University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, United States

4 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, United States

5 Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Arash Shaban-Nejad, MPH, PhD
  • Center for Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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  • Memphis, TN 38103
  • United States
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  • Email: ashabann@uthsc.edu