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A Social Media Campaign and Web-Based Survey About Prostate Cancer Genetics: Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR cancer - 14 Oct 2025
Leader Amy E, Loeb Stacy, Selvan Preethi, Hunter Ashley, Hartman Rebecca, Keith Scott W, Giri Veda N
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BACKGROUND: Germline genetic variants are important for prostate cancer (PCa) management and hereditary cancer risk assessment, but testing is underused. Furthermore, patients are often unaware of the genetic connections to PCa. Social media is increasingly serving as a source of awareness for health information and a method to gather data from a large population. OBJECTIVE: There were three objectives: to (1)...
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- Humans
- Male
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Social Media
- Middle Aged
- Genetic Testing
- Surveys and Questionnaires
