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Highlights from the report, “The Diagnosis Difference”
39% of U.S. adults provide care for a loved one, up from 30% in 2010, and many navigate health care with the help of technology
A summary of recent research related to cancer and the internet.
Consumers are often described as the greatest untapped information resource in medicine, but our research shows that patients and caregivers are already accessing that knowledge.
People living with chronic disease are among the least likely to have internet access, yet once online they often dive deeply into gathering, sharing, and creating health information.
Pew Internet research shows that, in politics and in health care, participation matters as much as access.
E-patients are at the center of the health care revolution, but how will Health 2.0 attract and serve the majority, not just the elite?
83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day.
Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet; but once online, they are avid consumers of health information.
Online banking is holding steady as a mainstream internet activity, growing along with internet use generally, though not accelerating as have some other forms of online activities.
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