JMIR Cancer

Patient-centered innovations, education, and technology for cancer care, cancer survivorship, and cancer research.

Editor-in-Chief:

Naomi Cahill, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief; Scientific Editor at JMIR Publications, Canada


Impact Factor 3.3 CiteScore 4.1

JMIR Cancer (JC, ISSN: 2369-1999) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on education, innovation and technology in cancer care, cancer survivorship and cancer research, and participatory and patient-centred approaches. This journal also includes research on non-Internet approaches to improve cancer care and cancer research.

We invite submissions of original research, viewpoints, reviews, tutorials, case studies, and non-conventional articles (e.g. open patient education material and software resources that are not yet evaluated but are free for others to use/implement). 

In our "Patients' Corner," we invite patients and survivors to submit short essays and viewpoints on all aspects of cancer. In particular, we are interested in suggestions on improving the health care system and suggestions for new technologies, applications and approaches (this section has no article processing fees).

In 2024, JMIR Cancer received a Journal Impact Factor™ of 3.3 (Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate, 2024). JMIR Cancer is indexed in PubMed Central and PubMedScopusDOAJ, MEDLINE, and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate). With a CiteScore of 4.1, JMIR Cancer is a Q2 journal in the field of Oncology, according to Scopus data.

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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Adult weight gain and modifiable health behaviors, including smoking, alcohol intake, and lack of physical activity, are well-known risk factors. Most weight gain in women occurs between the ages of 18 and 35 years. Digital interventions have the potential to address logistical challenges that arise in reaching women in this age range. We designed a digital intervention targeting weight gain prevention and other modifiable health behaviors for young women at increased risk of breast cancer. Women aged 18 to 35 years were recruited to this single-arm intervention study over 2 months to test the acceptability and usability of the intervention, which comprised a group welcome event held via videoconferencing, app, and private Facebook group.

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Patient Education for Cancer

Music-based interventions (MBIs) are evidence-based, non-pharmacological treatments that include music therapy (MT), which is delivered by board-certified music therapists, as well as music services (MS), which are delivered by other healthcare professionals and volunteers. Despite MBI’s growing evidence base in cancer symptom management, it remains unclear how MBI-related information is presented to the public. Over 80% of people with cancer use the internet to find health-related information. In the United States, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) identifies certain cancer centers around the country as NCI-Designated Cancer Centers (CCs) or Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) based on their level of excellence in research. Because NCI-designated CCs and CCCs are considered the gold standard in cancer care, their websites are often viewed by the public as important sources of information.

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Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Surveillance and Infodemiology

Tobacco use has been identified as a risk factor for oral cancer worldwide. However, relative oral cancer incidence among adults who smoke cigarettes, use smokeless tobacco products (ST), have transitioned from cigarettes to ST, quit both cigarettes and/or ST (“quitters”), or never used tobacco has not been well studied.

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Innovations and Technology in Cancer Care

The experience sampling method (ESM), a self-report method that typically uses multiple assessments per day, can provide detailed knowledge of the daily experiences of people with cancer, potentially informing oncological care. The use of the ESM among people with advanced cancer is limited, and no validated ESM questionnaires have been developed specifically for oncology.

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Viewpoints and Perspectives

Adherence to prescribed oral anticancer therapy is an important determinant of patient outcomes, including progression-free and overall survival. While many factors (eg, medication side effects and out-of-pocket costs, problems with insurance authorization, and timely medication refills) can affect adherence, one that is relatively unexplored is the impact of a patient’s attitude and personality. Patient personality influences medication adherence and persistence in nonmalignant chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In breast cancer and chronic myeloid leukemia, studies suggest that personality also affects adherence to oral chemotherapy which can be targeted to improve adherence. In this viewpoint, we highlight the opportunity of incorporating patient personality as interventions to oral cancer therapy adherence and discuss current barriers to implementation.

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Patient Education for Cancer

Patients with cancer and an underlying autoimmune disease who are considering immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) need to know about the benefits and risks of severe immune-related adverse events and flares of the autoimmune condition.

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Mobile Apps for Cancer Care and Cancer Prevention and Screening

Previous research demonstrated that caregivers of children with cancer desired a mobile health (mHealth) tool to aid them in the medical management of their child. Prototyping and alpha testing of the Cope 360 app (Commissioning Agents, Inc) resulted in improvements in the ability to track symptoms, manage medications, and prepare for urgent medical needs.

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Emotional, Social, Psychological Support for Cancer

Psychological distress (PD) is a common mental health problem faced by caregivers of children with cancer. The involvement of families in childcare was found to be associated with lower levels of distress.

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Innovations and Technology for Cancer Prevention and Screening

The need for increased clinical efficacy and efficiency has been the main force in developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in medical imaging. The INCISIVE project is a European Union–funded initiative aiming to revolutionize cancer imaging methods using AI technology. It seeks to address limitations in imaging techniques by developing an AI-based toolbox that improves accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, interpretability, and cost-effectiveness.

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Cancer Self-Management

Family caregivers of individuals with gynecologic cancer experience high levels of distress. Web-based caregiver support interventions have demonstrated efficacy in improving caregiver outcomes. However, the lack of portability could be a limitation. Mobile health (mHealth) apps could fill this gap and facilitate communication between patient-caregiver dyads.

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Cancer Prognosis Models and Machine Learning

Salvage radiation therapy (sRT) is often the sole curative option in patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. After sRT, we developed and validated a nomogram to predict freedom from biochemical failure.

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