Mika Well being, Most cancers Assist Group associate on AI oncologic digital therapeutic

Oncology-focused digital therapeutics firm Mika Well being and world non-profit Most cancers Assist Group (CSC) introduced the pair will present an AI-enabled oncology-focused digital therapeutic for U.S.-based most cancers sufferers and their caregivers to entry psychological well being and different help providers freed from cost. 

Mika Well being offers most cancers sufferers with an app the place they will entry psychological help to cut back disease-related anxiousness, melancholy and stress. Sufferers may monitor negative effects from drugs, obtain remedy reminders, acquire training and diet recommendation, and coordinate appointments. 

The digital therapeutic, which is already licensed as a medical machine and launched within the EU, may be personalised to a person’s particular kind of most cancers and shall be made obtainable to sufferers in North America. 

“Via our affected person expertise analysis and work supporting a whole lot of 1000’s of individuals impacted with most cancers yearly, we all know that many individuals wrestle to entry the psychological well being help that they want and need,” Most cancers Assist Group CEO Sally Werner mentioned in a press release. 

“Our prior expertise piloting app-based psychological well being interventions confirmed reductions in anxiousness and melancholy, so we’re excited to associate with Mika in bringing their AI-enabled evidence-based digital therapeutic to folks dealing with the challenges that include a most cancers analysis. We’re thrilled to work alongside an modern chief in digital therapeutics whose dedication to enhancing most cancers sufferers’ entry to care aligns so strongly with ours.”

THE LARGER TREND

The companions are additionally collaborating to increase entry to Mika’s app by Most cancers Assist Group’s healthcare partnerships and throughout its almost 200 community places. 

The pair may also co-develop multicultural and multilingual elements to enhance well being fairness and make the most of CSC’s screener and digital evaluation instruments and carry out analysis on psychosocial affected person behaviors and coverings to enhance affected person and caregiver outcomes.