Using Google Trends and Twitter for Prostate Cancer Awareness: A Comparative Analysis of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Johnson, Bradley S.; Shepard, Samuel; Torgeson, Trevor; Johnson, Austin; McMurray, Megan; Vassar, Matt

doi:10.7759/cureus.13325

Cited by 12 publications

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“…Our study shows a correlation between health campaign (BCAM) and search behaviors. This result supports previous studies that suggest that infoveillance can measure the success of a campaign in driving information-seeking behaviors in a population [28,29].…”

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Impact of COVID-19 on Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening and Related Symptoms: Google Trends Analysis

Tan¹,

Tang²,

Ong³

et al. 2023

JMIR Cancer

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in cancer screening due to the redeployment of health care resources and public avoidance of health care facilities. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in female individuals, with improved survival rates from early detection. An avoidance of screening, resulting in late detection, greatly affects survival and increases health care resource burden and costs. Objective This study aimed to evaluate if a sustained decrease in public interest in screening occurred and to evaluate other search terms, and hence interest, associated with that. Methods This study used Google Trends to analyze public interest in breast cancer screening and symptoms. We queried search data for 4 keyword terms (“mammogram,” “breast pain,” “breast lump,” and “nipple discharge”) from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2022. The relative search frequency metric was used to assess interest in these terms, and related queries were retrieved for each keyword to evaluate trends in search patterns. Results Despite an initial drastic drop in interest in mammography from March to April 2020, this quickly recovered by July 2020. After this period, alongside the recovery of interest in screening, there was a rapid increase in interest for arranging for mammography. Relative search frequencies of perceived breast cancer–related symptoms such as breast lump, nipple discharge, and breast pain remained stable. There was increase public interest in natural and alternative therapy of breast lumps despite the recovery of interest in mammography and breast biopsy. There was a significant correlation between search activity and Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Conclusions Online search interest in breast cancer screening experienced a sharp decline at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a subsequent return to baseline interest in arranging for mammography followed this short period of decreased interest.

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confidence: 91%

Impact of COVID-19 on Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening and Related Symptoms: Google Trends Analysis

Tan¹,

Tang²,

Ong³

et al. 2023

JMIR Cancer

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“…A síntese dos 19 artigos selecionados, em ordem crescente de data de publicação, pode ser visualizada no Quadro 2 [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] . Os estudos datam de 2017 a 2022, apontando para uma temática recente e em ascensão.…”

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Análise das Campanhas de Conscientização sobre o Câncer por meio do Google Trends: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura

Nardino,

Santos,

Lima

2023

Rev. Bras. Cancerol.

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Introdução: As campanhas de conscientização da população sobre o câncer e seus fatores de risco objetivam incentivar as pessoas a terem comportamentos mais saudáveis. É essencial avaliar os resultados dessas campanhas na alteração do interesse e do comportamento da população sobre o tema. Objetivo: Analisar o impacto das campanhas de conscientização dos diferentes tipos de câncer sobre o interesse dos internautas por meio do Google Trends. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura, incluindo estudos primários que analisaram os impactos das campanhas a partir do Google Trends, disponíveis nas bases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science e LILACS. Resultados: Dos 179 artigos encontrados, foram incluídos 19 para análise. O impacto das campanhas variou em efetividade, dependendo do tipo de câncer abordado, da região de realização e do alcance. Fatores externos às campanhas tiveram efeito sinérgico ou concorrente no interesse populacional sobre os temas abordados. Conclusão: O aumento do interesse populacional, quando existente, nem sempre se traduziu em maior conscientização sobre as formas de prevenção e diagnóstico do câncer. Devem-se aprimorar as formas de realização das campanhas visando aumentar o interesse populacional sobre o tema e viabilizar mudanças de comportamento de longo prazo.

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“…Our findings finally demonstrated that the accessibility to healthcare service and logistics for screening program has been recognized as the most powerful factor for seasonality of cancer diagnosis rather than the multifactorial etiology. Seasonal variation of cancer detection is a surrogate maker of effective cancer screening program from the perspective of increasing screening efforts for cancer diagnosis 21–23 …”

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Seasonal variations in the diagnosis of the top 10 cancers in Korea: A nationwide population‐based study using a common data model

Yoon

Kwak

Kim

et al. 2021

J of Gastro and Hepatol

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Background and Aim A better understanding of seasonal variations in cancer diagnosis may be the first step toward optimal resource distribution in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP). This study aimed to identify seasonal variations in the diagnosis of the top 10 major cancers in Korea. Methods We conducted a retrospective, observational cohort study in participants aged ≥ 20 years between 2012 and 2016 from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment‐National Patient Sample database, previously converted to a common data model. We assessed the overall seasonal variations in the 10 major cancers. Results We analyzed the following top 10 cancers: stomach (n = 3435), colorectal (n = 5368), liver (n = 7605), pancreatic (n = 2946), gallbladder (n = 899), lung (n = 1598), prostate (n = 2897), thyroid (n = 1966), breast (n = 1313), and kidney (n = 668) cancers. All cancers showed similar seasonal variations in diagnosis, with a significant winter peak. A winter peak in diagnosis was observed for NCSP‐covered cancers, such as stomach, colon, liver, and breast cancers, as well as other cancers not covered by the NCSP. The winter peak for cancer diagnosis was the highest for breast cancer (74.4%) followed by thyroid (51.0%) and stomach cancers, whereas it was the lowest for pancreatic cancer followed by prostate and colorectal cancers. Conclusions Significant seasonal variations were found in the diagnosis of the top 10 major cancers, with a winter peak, which may be explained by the participants' behavior pattern with respect to the NCSP. Our findings suggest that trading off of NCSP healthcare resources between winter and other seasons may be beneficial.

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Using Google Trends and Twitter for Prostate Cancer Awareness: A Comparative Analysis of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Cited by 12 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of COVID-19 on Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening and Related Symptoms: Google Trends Analysis

Impact of COVID-19 on Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening and Related Symptoms: Google Trends Analysis

Análise das Campanhas de Conscientização sobre o Câncer por meio do Google Trends: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura

Seasonal variations in the diagnosis of the top 10 cancers in Korea: A nationwide population‐based study using a common data model

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