Radiotherapy for prostate cancer: DISCERN quality assessment of patient-oriented websites in 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Radiotherapy represents one major treatment option in different therapeutic settings. As patients increasingly rely on internet-based medical information, we examined the quality of information on radiotherapy and prostate cancer in websites used by laypersons.

Methods

An Internet search from a patients` perspective was carried out using different search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing, search terms: "prostate cancer" and "radiotherapy"). The quality of search results was analyzed with regard to the DISCERN score, HON code certification, the JAMA criteria and the ALEXA traffic rank.

Results

In general, websites were of good quality. The highest quality was found for websites operated by charity o

SUBMITTER: Janssen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537434 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature