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.

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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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