Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland.
World J Surg. 2011 Feb;35(2):253-7. doi: 10.1007/s00268-010-0830-8.
The internet is an important source of healthcare information. To date, assessment of its use as a source of oncologic information has been restricted to retrospective surveys.
The cancer-related searches of approximately 361,916,185 people in the United States and the United Kingdom were examined. Data were collected from two separate 100-day periods in 2008 and 2010.
In 2008, there were 97,531 searches. The majority of searches related to basic cancer information (18,700, 19%), followed by treatment (8404, 9%) and diagnosis (6460, 7%). This compares with 179,025 searches in 2010 representing an increase of 183%. In 2008 breast cancer accounted for 21,102 (21%) individual searches, increasing to 85,825 searches in 2010. In 2010 a total of 0.2% (321) of searches focused on litigation, with those searching for breast cancer information most likely to research this topic (P=0.000).
Use of the internet as a source of oncological information is increasing rapidly. These searches represent the most sensitive information relating to cancer, including prognosis and litigation. It is imperative now that efforts are made to ensure the reliability and comprehensiveness of this information.
互联网是获取医疗保健信息的重要来源。迄今为止，对其作为肿瘤学信息来源的评估仅限于回顾性调查。
对美国和英国约 361916185 人的癌症相关搜索进行了检查。数据来自 2008 年和 2010 年两个单独的 100 天期间。
2008 年有 97531 次搜索。大多数搜索与基本癌症信息有关（18700，19%），其次是治疗（8404，9%）和诊断（6460，7%）。这与 2010 年的 179025 次搜索相比增加了 183%。2008 年乳腺癌占 21102 次（21%）单独搜索，到 2010 年增加到 85825 次搜索。2010 年，共有 0.2%（321）的搜索集中在诉讼上，搜索乳腺癌信息的人最有可能研究这个话题（P=0.000）。
互联网作为肿瘤学信息来源的使用正在迅速增加。这些搜索代表了与癌症最相关的最敏感信息，包括预后和诉讼。现在必须努力确保这些信息的可靠性和全面性。
