Avoiding Information during Serious Illness: Insights into the Information Behavior of Cancer Patients

Abstract Cancer patients seek information about their health and illness using many different approaches. Some prefer to intensively whereas other avoid seeking information. Over the course of cancer continuum an individual may meet needs several In this paper, we explore how avoidance can be approach used as part activities not just alternative approach. Interviews with six current former were conducted audio recorded for transcription. The transcriptions coded identify themes concepts. We patterns among interviewees ranging from avoiding Furthermore, find that exposing yourself selectively well some strategies protect seeker is able cope with. This study indicates approaches are overlapping.