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Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer emergency department visits than those who didn't file reports. Both groups had similar overall survival rates, according to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and their colleagues.

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