Access and ability to use broadband and technology can make all aspects of life better. I’m just pulling from the executive summary, but the report is an interesting read…

Despite advances in cancer screening, detection, diagnosis, and management, many patients face challenges in accessing patient-centered, high-quality care in the United States due to systemic, cultural, and individual barriers. One evidence based method for overcoming these obstacles is patient navigation, which aims to improve cancer outcomes and equity by reducing barriers and facilitating patients’ access to care.
In late 2023, the President’s Cancer Panel (the Panel) held a series of meetings on opportunities to enhance patient navigation with technology to improve equity in cancer
care. The Panel concluded that health technology provides both new solutions and new challenges and that healthcare organizations, policy, and research must keep pace with
technology’s rapid advancement and adoption in order to minimize cancer disparities and improve health outcomes for all.
PART I. Achieving Equity in Cancer Care: The Need for
Navigation and the Promise of Technology The burden of cancer does not fall equally across all segments of the U.S. population.
Some demographic groups—particularly people of color; those living in rural areas; those with limited educational attainment or economic resources; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people; and those with disabilities—experience disproportionate rates of poor health and worse outcomes. Yet despite the evidence supporting its effectiveness in improving equity, patient navigation does not reach all patients who would benefit from it. Technological tools present one possible path to filling these gaps. Technology also has the potential to streamline cancer patient navigation and improve outcomes. The barriers to and risks of using technology to enhance cancer patient navigation are complex and are outlined in more detail in the priority area descriptions below.
PART II. Taking Action to Improve Equity with
Technology-Supported Navigation In this report, the Panel identifies four priorities and related recommendations regarding the development and use of technology for cancer patient navigation. Implementation of these recommendations should align with two foundational values: first, that technology should be used to augment, not replace, human interaction; and second, that access to or use of technology should not be a requirement for accessing high-quality cancer care and patient navigation.