Digital technology for cancer patients

Cancer is a physiological progression in which the process of cell proliferation becomes unregulated and uncontrolled. Pathologic cells can also appear in organs and organ-systems other than the place of origin and can cause the death of the patient. There are many innovative ways and methods using digital technology to monitor and treat cancer. These include, for example, the ‘pain buddy’ application, various mobile healthcare applications, intelligent piezoelectric necklaces, various forms of home blood tests, automated home monitoring systems, or various portable therapeutic and analgesic devices. Digital technology has perceived barriers and facilitators to digital technology to its adoption which are also summarized in the article. The digital technologies listed in the article are safe and can be used to facilitate the treatment of cancer resulting better outcome for the patient.