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Oncologists can learn a lot from Twitter about lung cancer patients
Sutton J. et al., J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.09.043.
Key clinical point: In a random sample of Twitter conversation related to lung cancer, message content was most frequently related to treatment.
Major finding: Majority of tweets evaluated focused on lung cancer treatment and the use of pharmaceutical and research interventions, followed by awareness, prevention, and risk topics.
Study details: Random sample of 3,000 tweets posted in a 10-day period between Sept. 30 and Oct. 9, 2016. Lung cancer–specific tweets by user type (individuals, media, and organizations) were examined to identify content and structural message features.
Disclosures: The National Science Foundation supported parts of this research. None of the authors reported any conflicts of interest.
Source: Sutton J. et al., J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.09.043.
Sutton J. et al., J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.09.043.