Use of the internet by colorectal cancer patients |
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| Authors: | S. M. Powell R. A. McStay J. M. Hanson S. M. Plusa |
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| Affiliation: | Colorectal Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To identify the frequency of Internet use by colorectal cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty patients interviews. RESULTS: Only four patients (8%) had used the internet to access information about colorectal cancer though 36% would have used it if a site had been recommended. CONCLUSION: The Internet is a resource rarely used by patients but there is potential for its use as an adjunct to written and verbal information. |
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| Keywords: | Internet colorectal neoplasms |
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