Cancer is a disease that can affect anyone and has unfortunately increased in rate in the past years. Managing a cancer diagnosis is usually a very hard and stressful situation for people and family members. Becoming more informed about your diagnosis should be easily accessible and uncomplicated, therefore, the National Cancer Institute (NIH) should be one of the websites to go, when in need of information regarding cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute’s, overview and mission statement, this website is one of the government’s primary sources of cancer research and training. Meaning that the website and information are mostly funded and reviewed by the federal government. Stated in the mission statement of the website, National …show more content…
Above those tabs in the homepage, there are also tabs labeled “Publications”, along with a dictionary tab and a phone number and live chat. The Publications tab has publications about patient education and links to a database and fact sheets. The Dictionary tab has cancer and cancer-related terms defined for the average person to be able to read and fully comprehend published articles. The main topics found on this website are about cancer information for people suffering from cancer, research and its progress along with initiatives and becoming part of a research team for …show more content…
The National Cancer Institute is a website funded and promoted by the government to give valid and updated information about cancer and the latest research. In the “About This Website”, tab it states that “NCI is mandated by U.S. law to disseminate information about cancer and cancer research”. Meaning that the U.S. government is supporting all the information found on this site. Another way the website shows it validity is by having external links to other federal and government websites.
Towards the bottom of the homepage, appears a link labeled “Website Linking”, where it states that the National Cancer Institute has external links to “other federal agencies”, “NCI Partners” and organizations involved in the research or spreading of cancer information. These links can be found at the bottom of the homepage; the sites linked are, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health and USA.gov. Other links found throughout the website are to databases for clinical trials, government programs, and resources for professionals and