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Mobiles being tested to improve conditions for cancer patients

Mobiles being tested to improve conditions for cancer patients Mobile phones are being employed to help teenagers and young people fight the symptoms of chemotherapy, it has been reported.

Researchers in the UK have spoken about how their trial with young cancer sufferers has allowed patients to send information about their symptoms to their doctor directly.

If the symptoms are serious, the scheme can also warn the patients to come into hospital and send an alert to the doctors itself.

Speaking at the Teenage Cancer Trust's Fifth International Conference on Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Medicine, Dr Faith Gibson, a senior lecturer in children's cancer nursing research at the Institute of Child Health, said: "Chemotherapy for cancer can cause many unpleasant, distressing and sometimes life-threatening side-effects, which can have a huge impact on a young person's life."

"The Advanced Symptom Management System for Young People that we are developing could revolutionise their care, giving them support and confidence in being able to manage their symptoms, as well as giving medical teams valuable information on a day-to-day basis about the way the patient has reacted to their treatment.

"I think this is a really exciting development and it could make a real difference in clinical care."

Industry News posted on 11 June 2008

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