Some Online Health Information Can Be Misleading

Some Online Health Information Can Be Misleading: "Just hearing the word cancer can have a devastating effect on those diagnosed with the disease. Many people looking for more information turn to the Internet. But as patients surf the Web looking for hope many may find discouraging news. When Steve Shakal learned he had lung cancer he went online to learn more. What he found about his advanced-stage cancer did not cheer him up. Four years ago Steve Shakal learned he had lung cancer. He wanted to know more about the disease so he went online. "I searched for lung cancer and I got oodles and oodles and oodles of hits" he said. What Shakal found about his advanced-stage cancer did not cheer him up.