Time burden in patients with metastatic breast and ovarian cancer from clinic and home demands

JAMA Network Open

2025-12-16

(Press-News.org) About The Study: With the use of a mobile app, this study captured detailed time use data among individuals with advanced ovarian and metastatic breast cancer receiving treatment. Half of participants spent approximately 7 hours per week on cancer-related tasks, with most reporting cancer-related tasks daily.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Rachel I. Vogel, PhD, email isak0023@umn.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49957)

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