Internet Interest in Colon Cancer Following the Death of Chadwick Boseman: Infoveillance Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compared with White Americans, Black Americans have higher colon cancer mortality rates but lower up-to-date screening rates. Chadwick Boseman was a prominent Black American actor who died of colon cancer on August 28, 2020. As announcements of celebrity diagnoses often result in increased awareness, Boseman's death may have resulted in greater interest in colon cancer on the internet, particularly among Black Americans.

Objective

This study aims to quantify the impact of Chadwick Boseman's death on web-based search interest in colon cancer and determine whether there was an increase in interest in regions of the United States with a greater proportion of Black Americans.

Methods

We conducted an infoveillance study using Google Trends (GT) and Wikipedia pag

SUBMITTER: Naik H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature