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Comparative Study
. 2006 Jan;8(1):62-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00832.x.

Use of the internet by colorectal cancer patients

S M Powell  1 , R A McStay, J M Hanson, S M Plusa
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Comparative Study

Use of the internet by colorectal cancer patients

S M Powell et al. Colorectal Dis. 2006 Jan.

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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