Breast Cancer Websites
One of the most frequently used phrases in infomercials and medical-related product advertising about cosmetics, and by food and herbal supplement manufacturers is “consult your physician before use.” Studies show, however, that this doesn’t always happen.
What’s more, many times before a woman even gets in the door of a physician’s office she’s already Googled or Yahoo’ed her way through numerous Web sites in search of answers to questions she may be too afraid to ask her physician. The unfortunate concern with this activity becomes just how current and frequent is the information she’s found about her health. Further, because there are no “checks and balances” as to who can say what, whether you can really depend on the research should be questionable at best. In fact, the outside results may just do more harm than good.
Researchers wanted to know if they could indentify certain criteria people could use to determine if a website was reliable or not. They found that there were NO consistent criteria to determine reliability. It really is ‘buyers beware’. A recent review of 343 websites found from five different search engines showed that 5.2% of the sites contained inaccurate information. This indicated that most sites could be helpful, but a large number of sites offering complementary information were inaccurate.
The good news is that 5.2% is quite low. However, if you are one of those people trusting an inaccurate or misleading website, your life could actually be at risk!
As a caution, when it comes to the fear and uncertainty associated with a diagnosis of breast cancer, one of the main things to remember is to always check the source of the information on breast cancer and get several opinions.
Examples of reliable sites include WebMD, the American Institute for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Block Medical Center, MD Anderson Center, Oncolink and BreastCancer.net, just to name a few.
The bottom line is you CAN take control of your health with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Breast cancer is just one of the cancers that runs in my family. My mom has had breast cancer twice. The first diagnosis was over 30 years ago, and she’s totally cancer-free, today. Although you’ve heard this from me before, but by following a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein sources, you can help lower your risk of many cancers.
To read the abstract of this study, go to; http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/research-publications/Bernstam2008
To read more about this study, click here
What’s more, many times before a woman even gets in the door of a physician’s office she’s already Googled or Yahoo’ed her way through numerous Web sites in search of answers to questions she may be too afraid to ask her physician. The unfortunate concern with this activity becomes just how current and frequent is the information she’s found about her health. Further, because there are no “checks and balances” as to who can say what, whether you can really depend on the research should be questionable at best. In fact, the outside results may just do more harm than good.
Researchers wanted to know if they could indentify certain criteria people could use to determine if a website was reliable or not. They found that there were NO consistent criteria to determine reliability. It really is ‘buyers beware’. A recent review of 343 websites found from five different search engines showed that 5.2% of the sites contained inaccurate information. This indicated that most sites could be helpful, but a large number of sites offering complementary information were inaccurate.
The good news is that 5.2% is quite low. However, if you are one of those people trusting an inaccurate or misleading website, your life could actually be at risk!
As a caution, when it comes to the fear and uncertainty associated with a diagnosis of breast cancer, one of the main things to remember is to always check the source of the information on breast cancer and get several opinions.
Examples of reliable sites include WebMD, the American Institute for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Block Medical Center, MD Anderson Center, Oncolink and BreastCancer.net, just to name a few.
The bottom line is you CAN take control of your health with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Breast cancer is just one of the cancers that runs in my family. My mom has had breast cancer twice. The first diagnosis was over 30 years ago, and she’s totally cancer-free, today. Although you’ve heard this from me before, but by following a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein sources, you can help lower your risk of many cancers.
To read the abstract of this study, go to; http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/research-publications/Bernstam2008
To read more about this study, click here
posted by Margie Geiser, MBA, RD, NSCA-CPT at
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