Appropriateness of ASCO’s People Living with Cancer (PLWC) website and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (SKF) website for multi-ethnic public hospital oncology populations. K. D. Nguyen, B. Hara, R. T. Chlebowski; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA Abstract: Background: While cancer information websites have been developed by major organizations, their appropriateness for cancer patients in multiethnic, multilingual public hospital settings has received limited attention. Therefore we explored Internet access and patient assessment of the PLWC and SKF websites in a public hospital population. Methods: A questionnaire was developed to evaluate cancer information seeking behavior, internet use and access, and content usability of two cancer websites and administered by interviewers and translators to consecutive consenting patients seen in an oncology clinic. Ethnicities of participants included Caucasian (25%), African American (19%), Hispanics (42%) and Asian (11%). Primary language was English in 53%; 56% had a high school education or less and 74% had income less than $35,000. Results: Of the 52 participants, 71% had computer access and 44% searched cancer information online, with more interested in obtaining online information in the future (63%). When shown sample content from the two websites, the majority stated both were "easy to understand" (PLWC-96%, SKF-96%) and had "easy to understand terms" (PLWC-94%, SKF-92%). Somewhat fewer respondents agreed the websites provided "information they could use" (PLWC-88%, SKF-80%) or they would return to these websites (PLWC-73%, SKF-68%). The majority planned to "discuss website information with their oncologists" (PLWC-82%, SKF-70%). Conclusions: Information from both PLWC and SKF websites appears to be appropriate, understandable and accessible to multiethnic, multilingual cancer patients seen in public hospital settings. If issues related to finding such appropriate sites are addressed, these sites may represent a valuable resource for cancer information in such patient populations. Abstract No: 6126 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.