In Friday afternoon’s #HITsm Chat, the following Tweet caught my eye:
T1: Mobile apps like iChemoDiary can help cancer patients keep track of their symptoms and side effects during treatment #mhealth #HITsm
— HIT Lab (@HITLabNYC) May 24, 2013
Although I don’t have cancer, and hope never to, many people that I know have been diagnosed with some kind of cancer. Because of this, I was interested in learning more about this app and see what it had to offer.
When you have cancer and are undergoing chemotherapy, it’s important to pay close attention to any symptoms or side effects that you may experience, as well stay on track with treatment. iChemoDiary makes that process a little bit easier, by giving several options to users for tracking this information. You can track your schedule, medicines that are being taken, and access your treatment plan easily.
In addition, the app allows you to track which symptoms you should be watching out for, and take notes throughout the day. Reports can be created concerning anything that you recorded in the app.
This app seems like an easy way to track chemotherapy treatment, and easily share the information with doctors and nurses. It’s free to download, and looks pretty easy to use. I think it would be nice to have an app dedicated to keeping track of this information, rather than having to worry about remembering the details, or carrying around a notebook everywhere you go. Similar to using a food diary, sometimes it’s just easier to have something that is easily accessible and created solely for this puprose.
Are there any other apps available for people that are undergoing chemotherapy, or who have been diagnosed with cancer?
Download here for iOS devices.
