The ease with which statistical information can be retrieved via the Internet allows general cancer statistics to become common knowledge. For example, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease.
Statistics show that cancer causes one of four deaths in the United States.
Since 1990, approximately 13 million new cases have been diagnosed, and the American Cancer Society reports that just about five million lives have been lost to cancer. There's a lot of talk on the Internet. Nearly every eHealth site provides its visitors with the opportunity to interact with others through chat rooms, forums, and message boards. When it comes to health care advice found at online interactive venues, however, oncologists and patients are strongly cautioned to seek second opinions. This analytical look at the value of eHealth interactivity attempts to determine whether what everyone's chatting about online is beneficial for health care or if it's all just talk.