CONTEXT: Publication of abstracts through ASCO on patient derived RWE on two very interesting areas of oncology. The first abstract looks at the reasons behind the low levels of trial participation among cancer patients and the second looks at sexuality and intimacy-related issues among women with breast cancer. Both abstracts derived from data generated though the Belong Beating Cancer Together app.
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1. “Life, developer of social and professional networks for managing and navigating diseases, and the creator of the world’s largest social network for cancer patients, today announced that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published two abstracts in its 2021 Annual Meeting Abstract Book based on data aggregated from the Belong Beating Cancer Together app.”
2. “NEW YORK, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/”
3. “Belong.”
4. “Of the 290 study participants, 46% had not even heard of clinical trial participation as a treatment option, with 92% of that group expressing the desire to learn more about it.”
5. “This study highlights the importance for the oncological community to not only inform, but personally tailor clinical trial information to cancer patients and caregivers, and stresses how digital health platforms are an important source for driving awareness of clinical trials.”