Mayer M, Till J E
Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto.
Qual Life Res. 1996 Dec;5(6):568-71. doi: 10.1007/BF00439230.
Two different views of the Internet are presented. One is from the perspective of an author who has written a personal account of her own breast cancer experience, while the other is from the perspective of a cancer researcher who is interested in quality of life research. The article is written in a format that reflects the somewhat informal style of messages sent to Internet discussion groups. For better or worse, the Internet has arrived as a force in our lives, and medical information and support constitute two of its more important uses. Both authors agree that the novel medium of the Internet provides a unique opportunity to create a true partnership of health care providers and consumers.
文中呈现了两种对互联网的不同观点。一种观点来自一位撰写了自己乳腺癌经历个人记述的作者，另一种观点则来自一位对生活质量研究感兴趣的癌症研究人员。这篇文章采用的写作形式反映了发送到互联网讨论组的信息那种较为随意的风格。不管怎样，互联网已成为我们生活中的一股力量，医疗信息和支持是其更重要的两种用途。两位作者都认为，互联网这种新媒介为建立医疗服务提供者与消费者之间真正的伙伴关系提供了独特机会。
