Implementation of a Novel, Single-Encounter Telemedicine Lung Cancer Screening During COVID-19 Preserves Access among African Americans

Association between sociodemographic and clinical features, health behaviors, and health literacy of patients with prostate cancer and prostate cancer prognostic stage

“…The use of telemedicine could overcome the barriers of transportation and long distances to healthcare facilities, and most physicians and patients have reported neutral to high satisfaction in using telemedicine (Mirone et al , 2022; Pogorzelska and Chlabicz, 2022). Telemedicine has been studied for cervical (Quinley et al , 2011) and lung cancer screenings (Magarinos et al , 2023), and it could be effective and increase screening uptake. Nevertheless, low digital literacy of the patients, problems in internet access in rural area, lack of human and technological resources may not allow telemedicine to reach its potential in substituting in-person consultations (Knudsen et al , 2021; Granja et al , 2023; Miranda et al , 2023).…”

Telemedicine Across the Cancer Care Continuum

“…5 To our knowledge, evidence regarding the use of telemedicine in cancer screening has been limited, mainly focusing on asynchronous methods such as text messages or reminder letters to promote update of screening, although telephone-based cancer screening educational and shared decision-making interventions achieving positive outcomes have been described. [6][7][8][9] While asynchronous telemedicine, such as digital evaluation of skin lesions, may expedite a cancer diagnosis, it is quite unlikely that telemedicine approaches alone are sufficient to diagnose cancer. Virtual consultations for the assessment and management of patients in oncology settings may be feasible, although evidence is limited.…”

“…Similarly, a systematic review of 25 studies of telephone-delivered interventions for physical activity and dietary behavior found strong evidence that they produced initiation of behavior change and promising evidence of sustained behavior change 5 . To our knowledge, evidence regarding the use of telemedicine in cancer screening has been limited, mainly focusing on asynchronous methods such as text messages or reminder letters to promote update of screening, although telephone-based cancer screening educational and shared decision-making interventions achieving positive outcomes have been described 6–9 …”