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The Brain Tumor Social Media (#BTSM) Twitter hashtag was founded in February 2012 as a disease-specific hashtag for brain tumor patients. To understand #BTSM’s role as a patient support system we describe user descriptors, growth, interaction, and content sharing.

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A Twitter-Based Network Analysis of Brain Tumor Social Media

The Brain Tumor Social Media (#BTSM) Twitter hashtag was founded in February 2012 as a disease-specific hashtag for brain tumor patients. To understand #BTSM’s role as a patient support system we describe user descriptors, growth, interaction, and content sharing.