Hi Everyone

I am in my final year of a Information management and business studies degree and have just decided to do my dissertation around the NHS/health area. One idea I have had is to investigate the information needs of mouth cancer patients as I am sure we have all suffered from a lack of information regarding our condition/treatments. If I choose this topic I will need help from as many of you as possible to collect views. It will probably be in the form of electronic questionnaires. Will you all be willing to help? and does anyone have any other suggesstions of a research area surrounding mouth cancer.

Thank You

Clare.

Hi Clare - yes, yes, yes! Anything to draw attention to this disease has to be supported. What do you want to know?

Anything I can help you with Clare, only to happy. email is:- rosaliemacrae@aol.com
Regards Ishbel

Thank you Brenda and Ishbel, I will be getting my topic agreed on Tuesday, if it goes ahead (which I hope it does) it is most likely i will publish a questionnaire online for you to fill in. I will keep you posted.

Yep count me in. brett@editpoint.co.uk

Of course. arfridge@hotmail.com

Brett - I'm sure all members will give you what help they can

Dear Clare

We will do all we can to help make your project a success. Let me know if you need any info, help, etc. Contact Krishan regarding the online questionaire.

I think what you are planning to do is going to be useful and meaningful to all of us here.

Best wishes
Vinod (KL Internatinal Airport, Malaysia!)

Thank you everyone. My topic was approved today so its all going ahead. I first need to do some research around the area but then will be proceding into questionnaires which hopefully you can all help me with. This won't be until early next year, in the meantime if anyone has anything to say on their information needs about Mouth Cancer please email me at clarejones80@hotmail.com.
Vinod, thank you for your offer of help it is most likely I will need some information from yourself or some of your opionions.

Thank You everyone

Clare

Hello Clare

You may find the abstract of this article Survey of computer use for health topics by patients with head and neck cancer of interest.

It concludes:

quote:

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Many patients with head and neck cancer welcome information technology, but most prefer more traditional sources of information. Interventions to improve computer access and/or skills are largely undesired. Individuals seem to either embrace technology or not. In this respect, patients with head and neck cancer are similar to, rather than unique from, other patients with cancer

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Any comments?

Best wishes
Vinod

Thank you so much Vinod that link was very helpful, in identifying literature surrounding this area as it also provides links to similar articles. I have been searching all morning for some literature (and couldnt find much) so i am very very grateful for your help!

Thank you again,
Clare

Another article of interest - though about breast cancer, it might give you some ideas about your project: 'Women like me need more help'

Hello Clare, I would be up for anything to help the next poor devil to have better treatment than I had Garance

Do what I can to help Clare


in my capacity as a know nothing He He

Paul