The secret to better cancer care could already be on your wrist

Your smartwatch could be the key to better, more personalized cancer care, UVA Cancer Center researchers suggest. A team of UVA Health researchers has demonstrated the potential of wearable and mobile devices such as smartwatches and smartphones to help doctors tailor treatments to the needs of individual patients. The scientists found that they could use wearable devices to predict patients’ levels of cortisol, the insomnia and stress hormone.