Abstract:Objectives Many people are turning to alternatives to the conventional doctor-patient relationship, such as webbased search engines and video forums for their health care information. We undertook this study to investigate the quality of videos and information on renal cancer available on the streaming platform YouTube. Methods We completed a search of YouTube (www.YouTube.com) in September 2021 with the term “kidney cancer.” The first 120 videos found which met the inclusion criteria (English speaking, durati… Show more
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