NIH Radio
Survey shows that the Public Trust Physicians More than the Internet for Cancer Health Information – 1
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. According to a National Cancer Institute survey, people trust their physicians more than the internet, when it comes to cancer health information.
Dr. Hesse: People trust physicians more and the information they get from physicians while still going on the internet and they trust the information from the internet less.
Narrator: Dr. Bradford Hesse is the Chief of the NCI's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch.
Dr. Hesse: So we think that link back to physicians, is going to grow it’s going to be even more important.
Narrator: The Health Information National Trends Survey, called HINTS, is a biennial national survey of the American public. To learn more about the survey and its results, visit the website hints.cancer.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Contact Us
Send questions or comments to:
Joe Balintfy
NIH News Media Branch
NIHRadio@mail.nih.gov
301-435-7557
About NIH Radio
NIH Radio offers free audio news programs from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable source for health information.
All NIH Radio content is in the public domain and can be used without charge or restriction provided that it is not used to misrepresent our agency nor used to suggest we endorse any private organization, product, or service.
NIH Radio is a service of the Office of Communications & Public Liaison.
Social Media Links