Patterns of information-seeking for cancer on the internet: an analysis of real world data.

Although traditionally the primary information sources for cancer patients have been the treating medical team, patients and their relatives increasingly turn to the Internet, though this source may be misleading and confusing. We assess Internet searching patterns to understand the information need...

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Main Authors: Yishai Ofran, Ora Paltiel, Dan Pelleg, Jacob M Rowe, Elad Yom-Tov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3448679?pdf=render