ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2019
Using Google Trends Data to Study Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening in Malaysia
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- The Characteristics, Uses, and Biases of Studies Related to Malignancies Using Google Trends: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Reddit and Google Activity Related to Non-COVID Epidemic Diseases Surged at Start of COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening and Related Symptoms: Google Trends Analysis.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- Malaysian Public Interest in Common Medical Problems: A 10-Year Google Trends Analysis.Cureus · 2022Article
- Impact of cancer awareness campaigns in Peru: a 5-year Google Trends analysis.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Online public interest in common malignancies and cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Using big data to gauge effectiveness of breast cancer awareness month.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Decreased Global Interest in Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Reliability of Google Trends: Analysis of the Limits and Potential of Web Infoveillance During COVID-19 Pandemic and for Future Research.Frontiers in research metrics and analytics · 2021Article
- Analysis of the Filipinos' Interest in Searching Online for Oral Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020Article
- The impact of cancer campaigns in Brazil: a Google Trends analysis.Ecancermedicalscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate the public pattern in seeking breast cancer screening information in Malaysia using Google Trends. Methods: The Google Trends database was evaluated for the relative Internet search popularity of breast cancer and screening-related search terms from 2007 to 2018. Results: Result showed downward trends in breast cancer search, whereas mammogram and tomosynthesis search fluctuated consistently. A significant increment was found during Pink October month. Breast cancer search term achieved the highest popularity in the east coast of Malaysia with [x2 (5, N=661) = 110.93, P<0.05], whereas mammogram attained the highest search volume in central Malaysia [x2 (4, N=67) = 18.90, P<0.05]. The cross-correlation for breast cancer was moderate among northern Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak (0.3 ≤ rs ≤ 0.7). Conclusion: Public interest trend in breast cancer screening is strongly correlated with the breast cancer awareness campaign, Pink October. Breast cancer screening should be promoted in the rural areas in Malaysia.
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