Cancers missed, women dismissed yet persist: natural language processing of online forums.

Journal: Breast cancer research : BCR
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify gaps and delays in the detection of early onset cancer.

Authors

  • Kathleene T Ulanday
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Maxim Topaz
    Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Jeanette Shekelle
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Marley Gibbons
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Desiree Walker
    Young Survival Coalition, New York, NY, USA.
  • Paula M CastaƱo
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Amanda Nixon
    Young Survival Coalition, New York, NY, USA.
  • Stacy Lewis
    Young Survival Coalition, New York, NY, USA.
  • Mary Beth Terry
    Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Lauren C Houghton
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA. lh2746@cumc.columbia.edu.