Relationship between internet research data of oral neoplasms and public health programs in the European Union.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco and alcohol are the main risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma, the low survival rate of which is a public health problem. European-wide health policies (a prevention campaign, tobacco packaging) have been put in place to inform the population of the risks associated with consumption. Due to the increase in smoking among women, the incidence of this disease remains high. The identification of internet research data on the population could help to measure the impact of and better position these preventive measures. The objective was to analyze a potential temporal association between public health programs and interest in oral cancers on the internet in the European Union (EU).

Methods

A search of data from Google ©, Wikipedia © and Twitter © users

SUBMITTER: Lan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679572 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature