A new study involving 766 MSK patients, showed that reporting therapy side effects through an online tool not only improved quality of life, but surprisingly, these patients also had longer survival rates compared to patients who followed the standard of care and reported these symptoms at their next doctor’s visit. Not only did the online tool provide an immediate outlet for patients to report issues, lessening the chance of forgetting to mention it to their provider, but nurses received alerts when patients reported severe or worsening symptoms and could respond to the patient immediately, and doctors were able to review these reports at the next visit. According to lead author Dr. Ethan Basch, “Much of this happens between visits when patients are out of sight and out of mind,” This new tool allows doctors to identify problems earlier and lessen the severity of these issues.