There are clear differences in how each generation of cancer patients and caregivers use online resources and approach their cancer care.
In 2014, there were an estimated 14,738,719 people living with cancer in the United States. Every year, about 1.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer. In only two decades, the way patients with cancer approach their diagnosis has changed in dramatic ways.
Perhaps the biggest factor in that revolution is access to the internet — and more useful health information and support communities on it.