Livetweeting Cancer: Why Awareness Isn't Enough Anymore
While ‘F--k Cancer’ and ‘Share if you hate cancer’ might be popular sentiments that create a lot of engagement around social sites, when faced with the reality of living and dealing with cancer, the internet still has trouble.
Social media has certainly shed some light on cancer awareness in recent years, but it is still a thorny subject online. While some would rather not talk about it at all, others are interested in shouting about it from the rooftops. This week, Lisa Bonchek Adams, a blogger and prolific tweeter with stage-four breast cancer, found herself in the middle of this debate.
Adams’ website is a regular WordPress blog where she details her fight against cancer.
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