Can cancer be detected earlier by employing wearable technologies?

The Precision Health Initiative and the Early Cancer Institute at the University of Cambridge are jointly holding a one-day workshop. It will review the latest advancements in the field of wearable devices and their use in early cancer detection.

Objectives:

  • Uncover the role of wearable technology in cancer studies, including motion tracking, data mining, and mobile App data collection
  • Explore AI and machine learning applications for identifying critical health patterns
  • Learn about real-world digital biomarkers from wearable devices

Highlights:

  • Talks by thought leaders: Dr Kirsten Rennie (MRC Epidemiology Unit), Dr Veronica Martinez-Hernandez (Department of Engineering), Prof Suzanne Scott (Centre of Prevention, Queen Mary), and Joss Langford (Activinsights).
  • Panel discussion: Dive deep into the latest trends with a panel of experts, including Prof Andrew Flewitt (Department of Engineering), Prof Antonis Antoniou (Cancer Data Driven Detection Initiative), patient representatives and our speakers.
  • Roundtable discussions: Join focused discussions on wearable integration in cancer studies, scale-up challenges, and emerging technologies.

Poster submissions: Submit your poster abstracts by the 1st of October. Poster submission details

Further information and to register

Contact information

Enquiries to coordinator@precisionhealth.cam.ac.uk