Evaluating the Quality of Online Health Information about Prostate Cancer Treatment

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their guidance and assistance in writing this thesis. I would also like to thank my mom, dad and sister for their continual support throughout PA school. Lastly, I would like to thank my friends, especially Zach Kohn, Rose Milgrom, and John Gilling for being there during the long drives of life. v

Quality and Readability of Online Health Information on Common Urologic Cancers: Assessing Barriers to Health Literacy in Urologic Oncology

“…This is in line with existing literature that has appraised online health information on a variety of urologic conditions. 4,24,[27][28][29] Although overall quality is appropriate, we describe certain characteristics that were common among higher-quality sources. For example, online health information that was published by a professional health association was found to be of higher quality; however, these categories made up a minority of Google search results.…”