OncoLink in the News
Last Modified: March 2, 2005
OncoLink in the News: See expert commentary from own Dr. Lawrence Solin in two recent CNN.com interviews:
- Breast cancer: The path traveled and road ahead by Greg Botelho
- The unlikely breast cancer patient by Lauren Gracco and Greg Botelho
OncoLink in the News: "Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish - OncoLink is featured in an article in the May 23, 2001 version of the Journal of the American Medical Association, in the article, "Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish". The research for this report was funded by the California HealthCare Foundation to RAND, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Cancer patients don't tell all, Penn study says - In this Philadelphia Inquirer interview James Metz, MD, editor of OncoLink's Complementary Treatments menu, states that cancer patients often keep quiet about alternative therapies, putting their doctors' treatments at risk.
OncoLink Reprint: "Great Vets" - Philadelphia Magazine rated Lili Duda, VMD, editor of OncoLink's Veterinary Oncology menu, one of the best veterinarians in Philadelphia. Read on!
OncoLink is a "Forbes Favorite" - OncoLink was named the "Forbes Favorite" Website in the Health category in Forbes magazine's "Best of the Web" print and online editions.
LATIMES.COM: "Your Health Online" A Portal to Cancer Research - OncoLink is favorably reviewed in Marla Bolotsky's column which features the latest news on health-oriented websites.
USNews Online: News You Can Use--OnLine Cancer Resources - U.S. News has included OncoLink in a comprehensive list of cancer related links for your convenience. Find answers to your questions about cancer by searching these related links.
TIME Magazine: A Web of Deceit (advice from TIME health columnist Christine Gorman) - This article addresses common misconceptions about health-related matters that often proliferate on the Internet. The article also addresses means for readers to help discern the truth in what they read online. OncoLink is cited as a particularly useful source of oncology information.
OncoLink Wins GII Award - OncoLink was named the winner in the Health category of the prestigious Global Information Infrastructure Awards.
Boot Camp Feature from WCBS News Radio: The GII Awards for Web Sites - OncoLink is mentioned in this weekly radio program which features the latest news on computers and technology.
Businessweek.com: Technology and You - OncoLink was mentioned favorably last week in BussinessWeek (5/18/98) in a roundup of the 1997 GII Winners.
Inter@ctive Week - George Vernadakis, Editor at "Inter@ctive Week," mentioned OncoLink in his column of May 4, 1998
JAMA: Rating Health Information on the Internet: Navigating to Knowledge or to Babel? (JAMA. 1998;279:611-614) - OncoLink's Editor's Choice program was one of 14 choosen for evaluation by the authors.
JNCI: At Last, Doctors Begin to Jump Online (JNCI 88:22 p1610-11, 1996) - a news article in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute describing the increasing use of the Internet by physicians.
McGraw-Hill: Dr. Tom Linden's Guide to Online Medicine - Named OncoLink as the "premier" site on the Internet for cancer information.
New England Journal of Medecine: The Internet and the Journal (10/19/95) - The OncoLink Editors advocate using the Internet as a venue for the exchange of medical information. Reply written in response to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"Valuable Life" Magazine - OncoLink was featured in Japan's "Valuable Life" magazine on January 15, 1998.






