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Mass General Tries to Show Value of Virtual Precision Medicine Clinic to Community Oncologists
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The virtual clinic helped community oncologists interpret genomic testing results and led a third of cases to be enrolled in precision medicine drug trials.
In particular, Black veterans seen through an on-site program at a Philadelphia VA medical center were nearly five times more likely to get tested than through a telemedicine consult.
A chat-based approach to genetic counseling, in which counselors and patients send messages back and forth through an online portal, could increase patient access.
UPenn Studying Telehealth Impact on Timely Cancer Sequencing, Personalized Therapy in Lung Cancer
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The studies are part of a broader effort at the National Cancer Institute to build the evidence base supporting telehealth use in cancer care.
Princess Margaret Cancer Center is using recent grant funds to pilot a program where a nurse will help patients navigate biomarker profiling and clinical trial options.