SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2014
Use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related research: a systematic review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Interventions Using Social Media for Cancer Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review.Cancer nursingPooled it
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- Connected and supported: a scoping review of how online communities provide social support for breast cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Navigating social networks in cancer care: a phenomenological exploration of patient experiences.Ecancermedicalscience · 2026Article
- Previvorship Posting: Why Breast Cancer Previvors Share Their Stories on Social Media.Health communication · 2023Article
- World Gynecologic Oncology Day: the use of Twitter to raise awareness of gynecologic cancers.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients Across the Twitterverse.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Observational
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- Patterns of social media use and associations with psychosocial outcomes among breast and gynecologic cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
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- Twitter as a Tool to Spread Communication Regarding Genitourinary Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Kidney cancer (Clifton, Va.) · 2021Article
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- Use of Social Media to Promote Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Misinformation on Pinterest, 2018.American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Using a digital patient powered research network to identify outcomes of importance to patients with multiple myeloma.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2020Article
- Using Social Media as a Platform for Increasing Knowledge of Lung Cancer Screening in High-Risk Patients.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Little is known about how social media are used in cancer care. We conducted a systematic review of the use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related studies, in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. We located 1350 articles published through October 2013; 69 met study inclusion criteria. Early research (1996-2007) was predominantly descriptive studies of online forums. Later, researchers began analyzing blogs, videos shared on YouTube, and social networking sites. Most studies (n = 62) were descriptive, and only 7 reported intervention studies published since 2010. Future research should include more intervention studies to determine how social media can influence behavior, and more empirical research is needed on how social media may be used to reduce health disparities.
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