Most, but not all, breast cancer sites accurate

When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s natural for women to turn to the World Wide Web to memorize more about the disease as well as treatment options. A recent study found that most Web sites found through popular search engines contain factual data, but up to 5% of those websites may contain misleading or inaccurate knowledge.

The sites that are most likely to have mistakes, researchers found, are those that discuss

complimentary or alternative treatments. There’s really no way to tag or highlight those discrepancies. While interviewed doctors say that their female patients generally come in well-informed, not every patient is up front with their doctor about alternative treatments they might be pursuing.

This study is a good reminder that anyone can put knowledge on the Web, and that you can’t believe everything you read.

Original post by Bethany Sanders