Breast Cancer Drainage

A Real-time Breast Cancer Drainage Management System for Cancer Patients & their CareGivers

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A Breast Cancer Patient is immediately susceptible following any incisions(Surgical Cuts) to remove cancerous Cells. After the surgery, Patients are engulfed with Pains, stress, trauma,anxiety due to the surgery. Drainage System(Eg. Jackson Pratt drainage system) which are long tubes that are placed into the patients breast area or armpit to collect excess fluid that can accumulate in the space where the tumor or cancerous cells was removed from the body. These drainage system are sured to the skin/body like pinatas on a string.

Watch the Video from this links and also study the Page Content to better understand what Breast Cancer Drainage is all about.
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/caring-your-jackson-pratt-drainage-system

The drain can last for weeks, However, it depends on your surgery and the amount of drainage coming out from the surgical cuts and patients are expected to carry the

drains pulling at their bodies anywhere they go including going to work, school runs, bathing, cooking,sleeping etc. Consequently, Some people drains alot while others drains little and according to oncological experts the drainage is usually removed when the drainage is 30 mL or less over 24 hours.

Patients and caregivers(a person who takes care of the patients) must also record the daily readings of the drains morning and evening(ie atleast twice a day) in a drainage log and then brings it in the next follow-up medical appointments in order for the surgeon/Doctor to decide when to remove the drains.

This is what the apps Does:

Breast Cancer Drainage (is a free web, mobile-web and Android apps) that help you monitor and record your Drain anytime anywhere.
This app enable Patients to easily share their data securely and privately with Surgical teams,Doctors over SMS,Emails etc. in order to have the drainage removed at earliest convinient. Consequently, The app will alert Patients when the drain readings is 30 mL or less over 24 hours in order to have the drain removed as soon as possible.
The app also monitors Patient's Drainage Fluid odour,smell,Significant Bruising and redness around the Incision wound to determine if the surgical cuts is infected or not..

The present Standard for patients Drain Management is to monitor and record the drains daily reading on a paper log and then brings it in the next follow-up medical appointments. However,these Paper Logs may be dirty, stained with fluid,inconsistent and there is high possibility that the Patients can easily forget it at home and this can delay the drain unstallations.
Patients and Surgical Teams can track the drains readings statistically via Column Chart distribution analysis.


Breast Cancer Drainage is an app that empowers patients to have their drains removed at the right time, not just when they have a scheduled medical appointment.

Platform of Availability

Android, Web & Mobile Web.

Apps Screenshots Scenario and Useability

The Screenshot below show the Apps Landing Page
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The Screenshot Below show Users Uploading His Profile Pictures,br> Alt text

The Screenshot Below show Users entering her Breast Drainage Fluid Data for Analysis
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The Screenshot Below show Users show Users historical Data Over time..
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The Screenshot Below show Users Statistical Data over time via Column Chart Distribution Analysis.
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The Screenshot Below show Users sending her Breast Drainage Data to her Registered Doctor or Surgical Team over SMS within the App.

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The Screenshot Below show Doctors Accessing his/her office to Attend to Users/Patients BP Historical Data within his Office App Alt text

The Screenshot Below show Doctors Accessing his/her Users/Patients Breast Drainage Data within his office Alt text

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How to test the Demo....

I Just created one account but you can create as many as possible
Username: test
password: test

 First Signup within the app either from the Mobile web or from the android version. The app will request that you upload your profile Picture, and login. on the Landing Page, you are presented with 4 Components

Add Components: Allows the User to Enter her Breast Fluid data level as obtained from the Drainage Tube that was measured in a drainage cup.Please Make sure that you must have watched the Video link that I sent above to better understand what Breast Fluid Drainage is all about.

. The App compares and analyzed the data inputted to check if the drainage is due for Removal or not. The app also analyzed the Users/Patients inputed data to alert the user if the Surgical cuts is infected or not and automatically profound an avenue for the Patients to send reports to Doctors/Surgical Team.

Historical Components: Allows the User to view her Breast Drainage historical Data Overtime. User can always click on Refresh Records to See New Updates .

Statistical Components: Allows the User to view her Breast Drainage historical Statistical Data Overtime. User can always click on Refresh Graph Records to See New Statistical Updates via Column Chart Distribution Analysis .

Reports Components: Allows the User/Patients to send her Breast Drainage historical Data Overtime. to her Doctor/Surgical Team. Doctors are notified of the reports sent to their office within the app via SMS alerts

Office Components: Office is for Doctors use only. it allows the Doctors/Breast Cancer Surgical Team to view and Access BP historical Data of their respective patients overtime rather than bring in a paper-log of BP data. Doctor after accessing the Drainage data will now profound solution on the next line of treatment option as well as detecting if the drainage is now due for removal or not. Doctors can then send a remarkable solution back to her Patients in HIPPA Compliancy manner via SMS..

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