Iowa Research Online

Title

Twitter Data Stream: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Authors

G. R. Boynton, University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Data Set

Publication Date

11-13-2009

Twitter Search Words

breast, cancer, screening, guidelines

Search Start Date

2009-11-13

Search End Date

2009-12-06T08:15-6:00

Abstract

Twitter data stream collected following the Washington Post news alert:

04:55 PM EST Monday, November 16, 2009

Federal task force makes radical change in breast cancer screening guidelines

New recommendations challenge use of mammograms, drawing mix of praise and harsh condemnation from health experts.

A second search for "Breast Cancer Screening" was started later. Both searches were ended at the same time. The 2nd search had 3469 total messages.

Total Messages

1469

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