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Overview
Digital health is a multidisciplinary area that encompasses many domains including health IT, mobile health, wearable devices, telehealth, and personalized medicine, as well as the data infrastructure and ecosystem to enable integration and analysis of data from these technologies. Digital health approaches can significantly advance the assessment, monitoring, and understanding of cancer risk factors and determinants and increase participant reach and engagement in cancer research.
Related Funding Opportunities
NCI is currently participating in the following funding opportunities:
- Digital Health Technology Derived Biomarkers and Outcome Assessments for Remote Monitoring and Endpoint Development - expires June 23, 2026
- PAR-25-170 (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Optional)
EGRP joins with other NCI Divisions, Offices, and Centers and other Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund grant applications submitted in response to notices of funding opportunities.
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Research Resources
- Informed Consent for Research Using Digital Health Technologies: Points to Consider and Sample Language
This NIH resource presents general points to consider, instructions for use, and optional sample language for the research community. This resource will best be used to inform research teams and Institutional Review Board (IRB) members who are planning, reviewing, or conducting research that studies or uses digital health technologies.
Related Webinars
- Smart Health Frontiers: Combating Cancer with Advanced Technologies (October 29, 2024)