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Librarian Mediated Search Best Option for Cancer Patients According to Study

From PERC: Patient Education Resource Center [U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center], “lists of information sourcesrelating to a specific cancer diagnosis or issue. The purpose is to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones find sources of information and support. The guides are not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for information seeking.”

  • Related reference, Librarians provided new information, resources for 95 percent of patients: “…despite the ease and availability of Internet searches, cancer patients looking for information about their disease found more information by seeking help from a librarian than by searching on their own, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.”
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