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

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. But, surprisingly, they went to great lengths to avoid using the word cancer. "It was almost as if the word was taboo," say researchers, who analyzed 1,630 posts on 82 threads during a 32-month period on Germany's largest prostate cancer forum.

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