e-Health Interventions for Cancer Prevention and Control

Many terms have been used to describe technology-delivered behavioral and psychological treatments, including web-based treatments, online treatments, e-therapy, digital health interventions, cybertherapy, computer-mediated interventions, and eHealth/mHealth, among others. Attempts have been made to standardize terminology and definitions, although terms are continuously gaining and losing favor across the literature. This chapter provides an overview of eHealth in cancer prevention and control. Types of eHealth intervention methodologies are reviewed along with examples within the context of cancer prevention and control, such as sun safety behaviors and cancer screening. Future research directions, including issues related to the development and implementation of eHealth interventions, are addressed.