Cancer Survivorship in the Age of YouTube and Social Media: A Narrative Analysis

Sylvia Chou, Wen‐Ying; Hunt, Yvonne; Folkers, Anna; Augustson, Erik

doi:10.2196/jmir.1569

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Cancer Survivorship in the Age of YouTube and Social Media: A Narrative Analysis

Published in Journal of Medical Internet Research • Jan 17, 2011

Authors:

Wen‐Ying Sylvia Chou

Yvonne Hunt

Anna Folkers

Abstract

BACKGROUND: As evidenced by the increasing popularity of YouTube (www.youtube.com), personal narratives shared through social media are an area of rapid development in communication among cancer survivors. Identifying the thematic and linguistic characteristics of YouTube cancer stories can provide ...

Subject

Narrative

Thematic analysis

Social media

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