Informatics, nursing team building useful Web portal for cancer patients

Informatics, nursing team building useful Web portal for cancer patients
posted by caroldiaz 602 days 18 hours 10 minutes ago

Cancer patients using the Web for answers about their conditions and the latest treatments are forced to maneuver through a massive maze of misinformation that could be harmful to their health. But a joint project between the Schools of Informatics and Nursing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis -- funded by a $250,000 grant from the Walther Cancer Institute -- seeks to avoid that puzzle through the development of a customized Web portal to deliver more personalized information to patients at the IU Cancer Center.

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