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Cancer Support
Internet cancer support groups analyzed through a female perspective
April 21st, 2005
Internet cancer support groups (ICSGs) were analyzed through a female perspective. According to a study from the United States, "ICSGs are an emerging form of support group on Internet specifically for cancer patients. Previous studies have indicated the effectiveness of ICSGs as a research setting or a data-collection method. Yet recent studies have also indicated that ICSGs tend to serve highly educated, high-income white males who tend to be at an early stage of cancer." "In this article, a total of 317 general ICSGs and 229 ethnic-specific ICSGs were searched through Google.com, Yahoo.com, MSN.com, AOL.com, and ACOR.org are analyzed from a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-21)
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