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Jan Geissler from CML Advocates Network, Germany, explains what the Internet means to oncologists and patients |
The Internet has largely transformed the way how both healthcare professionals and patients gain access to cancer information. Many oncologists’ daily practice includes accessing up to date publications online, collaborating with co-researchers via e-mail, or sharing patient cases with colleagues in distant places. At the same time, more than half of today’s cancer patients are using search engines such as Google as well as various online communities to find information about their cancer and its treatment, and learn from the experience of other patients, etc. Even less technology-savvy patients are increasingly provided with information by younger relatives or friends. Unfortunately, regulators and politicians are still living the myth that health information can be contained in a well-controlled ‘walled garden’, making the provision of quality information on the web quite problematic.
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