Watching how cancer patients interact online could help clinicians provide better services

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Men who visited a major online support group after being diagnosed with prostate cancer were most likely to seek advice on therapy and treatment, together with emotional support, according to research in the May issue of the urology journal BJUI. But, surprisingly, they went to great lengths to avoid using the word "cancer".

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