Deo Suryanarayana Vs, Pramanik Raja, Chaturvedi Meesha, Nath Anita, Ghosh Jaya, Das Majumdar Saroj Kumar, Salins Naveen, Kadayaprath Geeta, Garg Pankaj K, Chaturvedi Arvind, Mathur Sandeep, Mathur Prashant
Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
ICMR- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, 562110, India.
Future Sci OA. 2023 Jan 9;8(9):FSO821. doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2022-0001. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Telemedicine has revolutionized areas of medical practice and care. It has a potential in field of continuum of cancer care in India. SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted the potential use of this tool effectively. Scope of newer applications of telemedicine in field of cancer is reviewed in current paper enlisting benefits to patient, healthcare providers and centers in a developing country like India. Each of them is supported by appropriate evidence and examples. An analysis of strengths and opportunities when compared with weakness and threats brings out how telemedicine can redistribute oncology work force in a rational way and minimize disruption caused by the pandemic. Telemedicine can be utilized in cancer management starting from prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation to palliative care.
远程医疗已经彻底改变了医学实践和护理领域。它在印度癌症连续护理领域具有潜力。严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)凸显了有效利用这一工具的可能性。本文回顾了远程医疗在癌症领域新应用的范围,列举了其对印度这样的发展中国家的患者、医疗服务提供者和医疗中心的益处。每一项益处都有相应的证据和实例支持。通过对优势和机会与劣势和威胁的分析,揭示了远程医疗如何以合理的方式重新分配肿瘤学劳动力,并将疫情造成的干扰降至最低。远程医疗可用于癌症管理,从预防、筛查、诊断、治疗和康复到姑息治疗。