Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 May 4;2023(61):133-139.
doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028.

Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?

Amy M Dennett  1   2 , Kelly A Hirko  3 , Kathleen J Porter  4 , Kah Poh Loh  5 , Yue Liao  6 , Lin Yang  7   8 , Hannah Arem  9 , Jasmine S Sukumar  10 , Elizabeth A Salerno  11
Affiliations

Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?

Amy M Dennett et al. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. .

Abstract

Lifestyle interventions targeting energy balance (ie, diet, exercise) are critical for optimizing the health and well-being of cancer survivors. Despite their benefits, access to these interventions is limited, especially in underserved populations, including older people, minority populations and those living in rural and remote areas. Telehealth has the potential to improve equity and increase access. This article outlines the advantages and challenges of using telehealth to support the integration of lifestyle interventions into cancer care. We describe 2 recent studies, GO-EXCAP and weSurvive, as examples of telehealth lifestyle intervention in underserved populations (older people and rural cancer survivors) and offer practical recommendations for future implementation. Innovative approaches to the use of telehealth-delivered lifestyle intervention during cancer survivorship offer great potential to reduce cancer burden.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

References

    1. Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209-249. - PubMed
    1. Steele CB, Thomas CC, Henley SJ, et al. Vital signs: trends in incidence of cancers associated with overweight and obesity - United States, 2005-2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(39):1052-1058. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Torre LA, Siegel RL, Ward EM, Jemal A. Global cancer incidence and mortality rates and trends--an update. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016;25(1):16-27. - PubMed
    1. World Health Organisation. Latest Global Cancer Data: Cancer Burden Rises to 18.1 Million Cases and 9.6 Million Cancer Deaths in 2018. 2018. https://www.iarc.who.int/featured-news/latest-global-cancer-data-cancer-.... Accessed July 1, 2022.
    1. McCorkle R, Ercolano E, Lazenby M, et al. Self-management: enabling and empowering patients living with cancer as a chronic illness. CA Cancer J Clin. 2011;61(1):50-62. - PMC - PubMed