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Breast Cancer Survivor

Half of 18- to 22-year-olds seek peer health advice online

April 22, 2019 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

Man's hand holding a mobile phone with coffee cup in foreground

A 2018 national survey by Hopelab and Well Being Trust uncovered an astonishing finding: Fully half (51%) of 18- to 22-year-olds say they have tried to find people online with health concerns similar to their own. That is double the percentage of teens (14- to 17-year-olds) who reported doing this activity and it’s much higher […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: addiction, Breast Cancer Survivor, cancer, diabetes, diet, fitness, HopeLab Foundation, mental health, pregnancy, STIs, Vicky Rideout, Well Being Trust

Stress: the New Normal for Cancer Patients?–Susannah Fox

May 2, 2009 By Susannah Fox 7 Comments

Deborah Bell is actively involved in cancer advocacy and manages several online communities for cancer patients, their families, and their friends, having been an ACOR listowner for 11 years, and a listmember for 13. She contributed the following essay: I know a 15-year breast cancer survivor who was just diagnosed with a recurrence in the […]

Filed Under: e-patient stories Tagged With: 11 Years, ACOR, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Cancer Advocacy, Cancer Patients, Cancer Survivors, Chemo, Daycare, Deborah Bell, Life In The Usa, Lumpectomy, Major Illness, Mastectomy, Recurrence, Recurrences, Respite, State Of Affairs, stress, Stressor, Stressors, Way Of Life

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