Telemedicine and cancer care in India: promises, opportunities and caveats

Suryanarayana VS Deo; Raja Pramanik; Meesha Chaturvedi; Anita Nath; Jaya Ghosh; Saroj Kumar Das Majumdar; Naveen Salins; Geeta Kadayaprath; Pankaj K Garg; Arvind Chaturvedi; Sandeep Mathur; Prashant Mathur

doi:10.2144/fsoa-2022-0001

Future Science OA (Oct 2022)

Telemedicine and cancer care in India: promises, opportunities and caveats

Suryanarayana VS Deo,
Raja Pramanik,
Meesha Chaturvedi,
Anita Nath,
Jaya Ghosh,
Saroj Kumar Das Majumdar,
Naveen Salins,
Geeta Kadayaprath,
Pankaj K Garg,
Arvind Chaturvedi,
Sandeep Mathur,
Prashant Mathur

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Suryanarayana VS Deo: 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India
Raja Pramanik: 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India
Meesha Chaturvedi: 2ICMR- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562110, India
Anita Nath: 2ICMR- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562110, India
Jaya Ghosh: 3Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Homi Babha Building, Dr Ernest Borges Rd, Parel East, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India
Saroj Kumar Das Majumdar: 4Department of Radiotherapy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patra Pada, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India
Naveen Salins: 5Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India
Geeta Kadayaprath: 6Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Max Super Speciality Hospital, 108A, I.P Extension, Patparganj, New Delhi, 110092, India
Pankaj K Garg: 7Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India
Arvind Chaturvedi: 8Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Sector – 5, Rohini Institutional Area, Rohini, New Delhi, 110085, India
Sandeep Mathur: 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India
Prashant Mathur: 2ICMR- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562110, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2022-0001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 9

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Telemedicine has revolutionized areas of medical practice and care. It has a potential in field of continuum of cancer care in India. SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted the potential use of this tool effectively. Scope of newer applications of telemedicine in field of cancer is reviewed in current paper enlisting benefits to patient, healthcare providers and centers in a developing country like India. Each of them is supported by appropriate evidence and examples. An analysis of strengths and opportunities when compared with weakness and threats brings out how telemedicine can redistribute oncology work force in a rational way and minimize disruption caused by the pandemic. Telemedicine can be utilized in cancer management starting from prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation to palliative care.

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ISSN: 2056-5623 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ifso20

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