Authors' Reply: Equity-Centered Optimization of Virtual Cancer Survivorship Care

Jacqueline L Bender^{1

2}, Sarah Scruton¹, Geoff Wong³, Stephanie Babinski¹, Lauren R Squires^{1

2}, Alejandro Berlin^{4

5}, Julie Easley⁶, Sharon McGee⁷, Ken Noel⁸, Danielle Rodin^{4

5}, Jonathan Sussman⁹, Robin Urquhart¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program, Department of Supportive Care, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, Toronto, M5G 2N2, Canada, 1 416-581-8606.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
⁴ Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medical Education, Dr Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, Fredricton, Canada.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁸ The Walnut Foundation, Brampton, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

Jacqueline L Bender et al. J Med Internet Res. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 12:27:e79461.

doi: 10.2196/79461.

¹ Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program, Department of Supportive Care, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, Toronto, M5G 2N2, Canada, 1 416-581-8606.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
⁴ Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Medical Education, Dr Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, Fredricton, Canada.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁸ The Walnut Foundation, Brampton, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: cancer; follow-up; outcomes; realist evaluation; survivorship; virtual.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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