Table 1.
Summary of our data set. This shows the number of posts by (1) users who self-declared to have or had cancer (the “has cancer” group) and (2) users who self-declared to be family members or friends (the “family or friend” group) of individuals with cancer.
| Category | Number of posts | Number of users |
| The “has cancer” group | 4414 | 2938 |
| The “family or friend” group | 3483 | 2456 |