Table 1.
Descriptions of the different themes of the tweets on chemotherapy and the illustrative tweets.
| Theme of the tweet | Description | Examples of the translated tweets |
| Advice and information | Disseminating true information and advice about chemotherapy | …We use chemotherapy because its efficacy is proven—that is why it is called as evidence-based medicine. |
| Experience | Sharing an experience of chemotherapy either by the patients themselves or by the people who surround them | …My brother is on chemotherapy—the first session was on his birthday. It was like a birthday present—a painful and sad present. |
| Misconception | Sharing a false concept or a false idea about chemotherapy | …a long time ago I heard that a cure for cancer was discovered, but the person who discovered it was killed because companies wanted to benefit from the profits that are generated from selling chemotherapeutic drugs. |
| Prayers and wishes | Saying a prayer or a wish for recovery for people receiving chemotherapy | …They have been worn out by cancer, by chemotherapy…oh Allah heal our patients and all Muslim patients. |
| Seeking medical information/advice | Asking for medical information about chemotherapy | …If a patient has started chemotherapy for treating cancer, does he lose only the scalp hair or does he lose the hair all over his body? |
| Seeking medical/financial help | Asking for medical or financial help for patients receiving chemotherapy | …My mother is supposed to receive chemotherapy this week but we cannot afford it. All radiographic images and reports are attached. We need your help. |
| Offering medical intervention/financial help | Offering medical or financial help for patients needing or receiving chemotherapy. | …If anyone is in need of paclitaxel, which is a chemotherapeutic drug that is well over 3000 Egyptian pounds (US $187), please do not hesitate to contact me. |
| Analogy | Using chemotherapy in an analogic way to share an idea or a concept. | …Whatever concerns you now is nothing compared to those who are waiting for chemotherapy or hemodialysis tomorrow. |
| Miscellaneous | Tweets that did not fit any of the other categories. | …I hope I can discover a cancer treatment better than chemotherapy. |