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There’s an App for That: Cancer in the Modern Age

When I was diagnosed with cancer on the last day of June, I had no idea of the tidal wave coming my way. I read a lot of biographies and memoirs, and I had read a number of them written by people who had dealt with cancer in their own lives. (I know, he’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad man, but Lance Armstrong’s It’s Not About the Bike is still a powerful book that details how awful cancer is—how it affects you and your family, and how to soldier through to the other side.)

But, when YOU have cancer, when Cancer with a capital C, has you in its uniquely personal…

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 There’s an App for That: Cancer in the Modern Age

If you search “cancer” apps on your phone, you get a weird assortment. Cancer prevention apps. Diagnostic apps. Medical-jargon-your-doctor-will-use translation apps. And a number of horoscope apps. At first this baffled me. Did my horoscope for June tell me I would get cancer? And then it occurred to me that Cancer is a sign of the Zodiac. Ah yes, THAT Cancer. But those were not the apps that helped me. The apps that helped me were already on my phone. There are two of them: Lift and Headspace.

4 Brain Game Apps for People With Chemobrain

These apps, with the exception of Lumosity and Brain HQ, have not been included in research concerning chemotherapy-induced cognitive deficit. Research involving brain training games and other conditions and diseases that similarly affect cognitive abilities have yielded positive conclusions.

Belong Beating Cancer Together

Belong Beating Cancer Together - the world's largest social and professional network for managing and navigating cancer treatment. Free and anonymous for cancer patients & caregivers.

CancerAid

Your experiences are unique, which is why you choose how to best achieve your goals with CancerAid.

CancerLife

Digital supportive care for those impacted by cancer.

chemoWave

Your virtual advocate through cancer...

iCancerHealth

Your mobile companion that takes charge of your cancer care needs at home, so you can focus on life.

LivingWith™: Cancer

Presenting LivingWith™, the free app for people living with cancer and those who love them. Designed to help those living with cancer connect with their loved ones, ask for the support they need, remember important information from doctors’ visits and stay organized, all in one place.

My Cancer Coach

My Cancer Coach is a free mobile app developed in partnership with Breastcancer.org, Men’s Health Network, and Fight Colorectal Cancer. The app provides information about personalized cancer treatments to help manage your cancer’s progression.

Pocket Cancer Care Guide

Developed by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, this free app turns your phone into a handy dictaphone so you can record answers from your doctors and nurses; a godsend if you’re having trouble remembering certain facts or simply want to relisten to what was said to make sure everything is clear. The glossary of medical terms will help jargon-bust any tricky conversations you may not have processed at the time, and the calendar helps you schedule your appointments.

The Cancer App

The Cancer App – designed to help cancer patients stay in control of their important information, like contacts, medications and appointments, as well as offering supportive information about 12 major cancer types.

Becca

We know the need for support doesn't end when treatment does. Our Becca app gives you strategies, hints and tips to empower and equip you for life beyond breast cancer treatment.

CureSearch CancerCare

There’s a lot to manage when there is a cancer diagnosis – from appointments and treatments to allergies and side effects. That is why CureSearch developed the CancerCare mobile app to make providing excellent care for children with cancer easier.

Lung Cancer Navigator

It provides support, guidance, and more to patients and caregivers navigating the journey from diagnosis to successful treatment of lung cancer.

My Breast Cancer Coach

Take your Coach with you to your next appointment. Includes a Personalized Guide, Calendar & Journal Entry, and questions for your doctor and other useful resources.

SkinVision

Perform regular self-checks for skin cancer with your phone.

Cancer Guide: Prostate, Breast, Lung, Pancreatic

Cancer can be a difficult concept to understand, so this app breaks down what’s happening at the cellular level in easy-to-understand terms. You can search all the different kinds of cancer, including breast cancer - Healthline

Cancer Therapy Advisor

Cancer Therapy Advisor is a free, simple to use, medical app that offers oncology professionals the latest in oncology news and emerging trends as well as cancer treatment regimens, full-length features, slideshows, case studies, and drug information for a variety of cancer types and therapeutic areas.

Cancer.Net Mobile

Get easy-to-use tools to help you plan and manage care – from diagnosis through treatment and beyond – provided by Cancer.Net, including the latest oncologist-approved cancer information. Brought to you by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

CareZone

CareZone makes it simpler to take care of yourself and your family. Keep everything organized and easily coordinate with the people that matter to you.

CaringBridge

CaringBridge offers a safe, secure place for patients and caregivers to provide health updates, and for family and friends to respond with messages of emotional support and prayers.

Create To Heal

This app is brought to you by The Women Wings Foundation Create to Heal (TM) program. It is designed to gently take you from your head into your heart, where the healing process begins. Because stress is the number one contributor to all major diseases, including cancer,

WeAreMore: Peer Support Ap‪p‬

Support App built exclusively for mental and chronic disease patients. Recommended by Mental health America, crisis hotlines, and over 100 doctor offices in the country.

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