By looking at the #breastcancer hashtag alone, which is tweeted about 1,200 times a day, it’s clear that cancer survivors, advocates, family members, researchers and clinicians have embraced Twitter as a way to connect and share stories and information.
There are tons of great healthcare social media resources for cancer news and research, but here are a few individuals we’re particularly fond of. These tweeters do a good job keeping followers up-to-date on the latest cancer research, while throwing in a little personality.
Dr. Mike Thompson (@mtmdphd) is a cancer researcher, founding medical expert at HealthTap and medical adviser for Doximity who tweets about oncology from a clinical perspective.
Dr. Robert Miller (@rsm2800) is a breast cancer oncologist at Johns Hopkins’ Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and an active Twitter user on topics surrounding the doctor-patient relationship.
Ted Okon (@TedOkonCOA), in addition to being the executive director of Community Oncology Alliance, tweets about cancer news and healthcare reform.
Dr. Brian Lawenda (@IOEssentials) is a radiation and integrative oncologist who founded the website Integrative Oncology Essentials.
Edward Winstead (@EdwardWinstead) writes about cancer research and genomics for the National Cancer Institute’s Bulletin and tweets about them through this Twitter handle.
Dr. H. Jack West (@JackWestMD) is an oncologist and the founder of Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Eduction whose Twitter feed offers insight and opinion on current events and research in cancer.
Lynne Nguyen (@disparityreport), a researcher at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, offers a unique angle to cancer and tweets about cancer facts and clinical trials.
He just opened this Twitter account, but Matthew Zachary (@StupidCancerCEO), the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Stupid Cancer and a digital health and social media strategist, is both entertaining and informative.
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By Deanna Pogorelc MedCity News
Deanna Pogorelc is a Cleveland-based reporter who writes obsessively about life science startups across the country, looking to technology transfer offices, startup incubators and investment funds to see what’s next in healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously covered business and education for a northeast Indiana newspaper.More posts by Author
Thanks for the shout out. I'm glad to be included with such a great list of tweeps.
@housing4seniors Thanks for the tweet.
Nice article, I found some good people to follow. You should watch #BrainTumorThursday on any Thursday and you may find more!
@TakeOutTech You are way too kind. Thanks for bringing this list to my attention.
@hashtracking You are way too kind. Thanks for bringing this list to my attention.
@tumorwarrior no problem! Always checking stuff!
@hashtracking LOL - "checking stuff" is exactly what your app does and does well.