Table 1.
Included cancer support groups from inspire, number of users (with at least one post), number of posts and average length of posts (average word count)
| Inspire support group | No. of users | No. of posts | Average post length | Inspire support group | No. of users | No. of posts | Average post length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung cancer | 19 907 | 7 94 766 | 115.1 | Head and neck cancer | 1597 | 27 821 | 131.2 |
| Ovarian cancer | 12 371 | 5 81 615 | 114.2 | Colorectal cancer | 1147 | 10 081 | 127.5 |
| Thyroid cancer | 10 375 | 2 58 587 | 115.4 | Pseudomyxoma peritonei (appendix cancer) | 325 | 2585 | 113.9 |
| Bladder cancer | 8201 | 3 08 202 | 113.3 | Kidney cancer | 314 | 2099 | 137.3 |
| Cervical cancer and HPV | 9192 | 1 34 422 | 134.8 | Stomach cancer | 132 | 696 | 127.2 |
| Advanced breast cancer | 6407 | 2 21 288 | 120.9 | Skin cancer | 153 | 432 | 109.3 |
| Prostate cancer | 3816 | 82 906 | 137.2 | Lymphoma | 122 | 393 | 116.0 |