IoT powered cancer observation system

Abstract

Cancer is a global challenge and the second leading cause of death worldwide as reported by the World Health Organization. With the current global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, cancer patients are identified as having increased risk of mortality. With the growing number of cancer patients every year, the need for a continuous and round the clock observation system has become quite imperative. An Internet of Things (IoT) based system for monitoring cancer patients has the potential to timely detect cancer related symptoms in its early stages, to continuously monitor cancer diagnosed patients and to monitor those that got cured for post-treatment measures. This paper proposes a multi-layered architecture of an IoT-based cancer observation system that can be utilized as a platform to remotely diagnose and monitor cancer patients. An implementation framework of the proposed system is also presented is this work, along with a prototype design of a Patient Side Unit (PSU) represented by a wearable wrist band. The proposed system has the potential to be applied as a solution for reducing expensive and exhausting hospital visits, while gaining similar quality of medical services when residing at home.