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Observational studyScientific reports2024

Cancer incidence and digital information seeking in Germany: a retrospective observational study.

Hannah Wecker, Daniel Maier, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Fabienne A U Fox, Ian Erhard, Jörg Janne Vehreschild, Alexander Zink

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hannah WeckerDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Daniel MaierMedical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Center for Internal Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Stefanie ZiehfreundDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Fabienne A U FoxMedical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Center for Internal Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Ian ErhardMedical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Center for Internal Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Jörg Janne VehreschildMedical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Center for Internal Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Alexander ZinkDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. alexander.zink@tum.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Awareness is vital for cancer prevention. US studies show a strong link between web searches and cancer incidence. In Europe, the relationship remains unclear. This study characterizes regional and temporal relationships between cancer incidence and web searches and investigates the content of searches related to breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and testicular cancer, brain tumors, and melanoma in Germany (July 2018-December 2019). Aggregate data from Google Ads Keyword Planner and national cancer registry data were analyzed. Spearman's correlation coefficient (r

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Information Seeking BehaviorNeoplasmsFemaleGermanyHumansIncidenceInternetMaleRegistriesRetrospective StudiesCancer preventionDigital epidemiologyInfodemiologyPan-cancerWeb search behavior

Identifiers

PMID38702333
PMCPMC11068859

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