Breast cancer information-seeking study

Breast cancer information-seeking study

The goal of this pilot study is to better understand the types of information breast cancer patients seek, and the resources they currently use to address these information needs. A second goal is to determine how the Cancer Information Service (CIS) can better assist breast cancer patients in meeting their needs. This project will address the following specific aims: 1) to examine the resources, aside from primary health care providers, that breast cancer patients use in their search for cancer information; 2) to examine the extent to which breast cancer patients use the Internet; and 3) to identify Web sites used by breast cancer patients.

Principal Investigator: Dee West, Ph.D.

Collaborator: Sharon Davis, M.P.A. (NCCC)

Funding Source: PlumpJack Fund