An Expandable Drug Information Retrieval System for Oncology (EDIRS-FO)

Abstract

Breast cancer was life threating a decade ago, however, now with the improvement in treatment the survival rate has increased considerably. Avoidable adverse effects accompany these treatments. The risk of acute and chronic adverse effects caused due to treatment greatly influence the quality of life in breast cancer survivors. An information system can reduce the avoidable ADR, thus, improving the decision making during patient encounters. It also makes the access to the information easier for the clinicians.