Online self-diagnosis can help identify dangerous diseases, including ovarian cancer. In this respect reports Daily Mail publication with links to research results by scientists from Imperial College London and Harvard Medical School.
A study of 200 women conducted by researchers at Imperial College London found that online self-diagnosis has significant potential to detect dangerous diseases at an early stage. Researchers found that participants who Googled ovarian cancer symptoms were more likely to seek immediate medical attention.
Researchers from Harvard Medical School came to similar conclusions. They found that the use of Dr Google (Dr. Google), a repository of medical information organized by artificial intelligence algorithms, can “lead” to the correct diagnosis when self-analysing the symptoms of diseases.
However, experts from the UK’s National Health Service do not recommend relying entirely on this method to monitor health status. According to them, searching for information on the Internet is not a substitute for consulting an expert. In addition, self-diagnosis using medical databases can contribute to the development of anxiety disorders and hypochondria – an obsessive concern associated with the possibility of a person contracting dangerous diseases.
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