Exploring the Social Media Discussion of Breast Cancer Treatment Choices: Quantitative Natural Language Processing Study
Patients are increasingly participating in breast cancer therapy discussions with a web-based community. While discussions surrounding mastectomy became increasingly positive, BCS discussions did not show the same trend. This mirrors national clinical trends in the United States, with the increasing use of mastectomy over BCS in early-stage breast cancer. Recognizing sentiments and emotions surrounding the decision-making process can facilitate patient-centric and emotionally sensitive treatment recommendations.
Authors
- Nicolas D. Prionas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-7077)
- Lisa Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9244-3199)
- Daphna Y. Spiegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-9380)
- Julian C. Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5172-6889)
- Gianna Yan
- Travis Zack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-6455)
- Isabel D. Friesner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0216-4031)
- Julia Willcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6359-2674)
- Catherine C. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1533-0972)
- William Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-5235)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Cancer
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/52886
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health via Writing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.57
Funders
- Conquer Cancer Foundation
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- University of California, San Francisco