Table 1.

Definitions of Twitter users and frequency of tweets related to thyroid cancer.

Twitter users	Definitions	Tweets, n (%)
Patients	Thyroid cancer patients (the tweets usually have “I,” “me,” or “my” in the phrase)	3225 (24.6)
Patient’s family and friends	Family members, relatives, friends, and colleagues	2449 (18.6)
Medical journals and media	Medical publications and press	1733 (13.2)
Health care professionals	Physician, nurse, and allied health professionals	1093 (8.3)
Medical health organizations	Hospital, clinic, and medical institution	940 (7.2)
Patient community	Patient network, group, society, and forum	352 (2.7)
Company	Corporation, business, and enterprise	137 (1)
Life coach	Personal coach, wellness coach, and success coach	30 (0)
Inconclusive	Indistinguishable to determine the type of user	3176 (24.2)