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Technology plays a critical role in helping patients, and the clinicians and institutions they trust, make every moment matter in the fight against cancer.

With this blog, we aim to explore the challenges faced by the clinical trial and cancer registry communities and bring light to the innovative solutions that are transforming the landscape.

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How Does Low Clinical Trial Accrual Impact Patient Retention at Cancer Centers?

Cancer centers have known for many years that clinical trial recruitment is a serious problem. But in recent years, a new...


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Topics: clinical trials, cancer research

The Crisis of Increasing Cancer Case Volume and its Impact on Cancer Centers

Cancer centers are “overrun at all levels,” according to recent reports, with “burn-out” seen at all areas within oncology...


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Topics: cancer research, cancer registry

Improving Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trials: A Game-Changer for Cancer Research

Efficient patient enrollment in clinical trials is essential to advancing medical research and improving cancer treatment...


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Topics: cancer research, oncology informatics

The Hidden Power Source: How Your Cancer Registry Can Fuel Groundbreaking Oncology Research

Cancer registry data is like solar energy: it has been used in a form for a long time, but only with recent technological...


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Topics: cancer research, oncology informatics

Elevating the Role of the ODS: What Cancer Registrars Are Doing at Highly Efficient Cancer Centers

Oncology leaders will be hearing the term “Oncology Data Specialist” a lot in the coming years. But what does it mean – and how...


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Topics: cancer research, oncology informatics

How Hospitals Are Falling Short in Cancer Care and Research

In the landscape of modern healthcare, the seamless flow of accurate and comprehensive information is not just a convenience but...


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Topics: cancer research, oncology informatics

How AI is Transforming Cancer Reporting

In recent years, various sectors of the healthcare industry have seen a significant increase in the use of Artificial...


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Topics: artificial intelligence, cancer registry, AI/NLP

The Four Pillars of Responsible AI

Responsible AI is far more than just a talking point. It's a core component of how forward-thinking companies like Inspirata are...


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Topics: artificial intelligence, AI/NLP, oncology informatics

World Cancer Research Day: Inspiring Hope for Tomorrow

Every year on September 24th, the healthcare and research communities come together to acknowledge World Cancer Research Day....


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Topics: cancer research

The Path to AI/NLP Excellence

At Inspirata, we believe that innovation is a never-ending journey. We're committed to the ongoing process of identifying,...


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Topics: cancer informatics, AI/NLP, quality control

A More Inclusive Future: DE&I in Clinical Trials

It’s no secret that there has been a growing awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in clinical...


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Topics: clinical trials, clinical studies, DI&E,

How Technology is Boosting Clinical Trial Recruitment

Clinical trial participants hail from all walks of life. They are young and old, representing myriad races and ethnicities, and...


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Topics: artificial intelligence, clinical trials, clinical studies,

Taking the Pulse of Cancer Registries: Survey Findings

At Inspirata, we continuously strive to understand and address the unique needs of the cancer registry community. To gain insight...


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Topics: cancer informatics, NLP, cancer registry

Navigating the Complexities of Clinical Trial Staffing

Achieving accrual targets for oncology clinical trials has always been a significant challenge, but more recently, it seems to be...


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Topics: cancer informatics, clinical trials, clinical studies,

What Is Your CTR Superpower?

What can you do in a second or two of time? Most of us do not give it much thought, but in the right context, you may be...


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Topics: ai, cancer informatics, NLP,

Improving Diversity by Automating Clinical Trial Matching

At Inspirata, we believe that using technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to...


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Topics: clinical trials, clinical studies, DI&E,

'No Decision About Me, Without Me' - Involving the Public and Patient in AI Research

In a prior post, I endeavoured to introduce the importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the delivery of cancer...


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Topics: ai, cancer informatics, clinical studies,

The Importance of Patient Advocacy in the Cancer Pathway

The instant my haematologist mentioned the word cancer, I stopped listening. Not purposely of course, I was in shock. Rather than...


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Topics: cancer informatics, clinical studies, patient advocacy,

Celebrating the Vital Role of Cancer Registrars

This week, April 5th – 9th, 2021, marks the 25th annual National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW). This year’s theme, “Cancer...


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Topics: cancer informatics, national cancer registrars week, cancer registry

100 Days & Nights: My E-Path to Inspirata Enlightenment

At the end of 2020, I was delighted to take up the opportunity to join Inspirata as its business unit lead for cancer...


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Topics: cancer informatics, cancer research, national cancer registrars week,

Plenteous AI, Exiguous Medical Data

The astonishing success of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past few years in solving complex recognition problems has...


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Topics: ai, artificial intelligence, cancer informatics,

Making the Case for Automating Cancer Trial Matching

During a recent virtual fireside chat, I met with industry experts Courtney Hudson, President and Founder of Carebox; and Cyntha...


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Topics: NLP, clinical trials, cancer research,

Introducing Inspirata Blog 2.0

Back in May 2020, at the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inspirata team was very much focused on supporting the...


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Topics: ai, cancer informatics, NLP

Closing the Knowledge Gap in Medicine Through Digitization

Passing information to the next generation is critically important.

Ten years ago, when my son was born, I had an epiphany. The...


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Topics: knowledge, training, education