“…For example, a study by Ankem (2007) showed that women with uterine fibroids used popular women's magazines, sometimes in combination with other media, to learn about their condition and to educate themselves about treatment options. A number of researchers have analyzed health information in popular magazines, including information about cancer (Friedman & Hoffman-Goetz, 2003a;Katz, Sheridan, Pignone, Lewis, Battle, Gollop, et al, 2004;Slater, Long, Bettinghaus, & Reineke, 2008;Tobler, Wilson, & Napolitano, 2009) and cardiovascular disease (Edy, 2010;Turner, Vader, & Walters, 2008). These studies examined the frequency, scope, and reliability of content, finding:…”