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. 2007 Dec 15;5(1):A07.

Table 5.

Frequency of Mention of Emotionally Charged Terms on 70 Web Pages Discussing Prostate Cancer Prevention

Term No. of Web Pages (%) No. of Times Mentioned
Negative 6 (9) 6
Death/Deadly 20 (29) 28
Fatal 3 (4) 3
Victim 1 (1) 1
Positive 7 (10) 17
Hope/Hopeful 4 (6) 4
Certainty 0 (0) 0
Link 11 (16) 16
Evidence 22 (31) 44
Proof/Proven 9 (13) 11
Uncertainty 2 (3) 2
Unknown 10 (14) 11