“…Additionally, researchers have concluded that most patients did not rely on only one source to retrieve information but rather employed multiple outlets (Mills & Davidson, 2002; Nagler, Gray et al, 2010; Nagler, Romantan et al, 2010; Nair et al, 2000; Ramsey et al, 2009). Even though the majority of patients reported their health professional as the preferred source of cancer information, information sources outside of the medical encounter including family, friends, other cancer patients, and media sources (e.g., newspaper, radio, TV, and the internet) were utilized as needed (Caiata-Zufferey, Abraham, Sommerhalder, & Schulz, 2010; Hesse et al, 2008; Mayer et al, 2007; Nair et al, 2000; Ramsey et al, 2009; Rutten et al, 2005).…”