Abstract
Introduction
Social media sites and services have become intimately woven into our interpersonal communications and have begun to stake a visible place in healthcare. Disease-specific Twitter hashtags, online patient groups and participation by patients, practitioners and advocacy groups are emblematic of this new paradigm.
Methods
A literature review and summary of resources and publications on bladder cancer and social media.
Results
A majority of Western patients have access to and use the Internet for health information. Urologists and oncologists have used bladder-cancer-specific messaging at international meetings infrequently as compared to prostate and other non-urologic cancers. An active community does participate in online discussion, with differences between medical practitioners and patients/advocates. Advice is given with the aim of unifying this discussion.
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Leveridge, M.J. The state and potential of social media in bladder cancer. World J Urol 34, 57–62 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-015-1725-y
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