What are the aims of the site?
Different websites have different aims and target audiences. For example, a site may claim to offer comprehensive cancer information produced by medically qualified people. Another site may be written by one person – perhaps a cancer patient who wants to help others by sharing his/her story. Look for a statement that tells you about the aims of the site. You can use it to judge whether this is the type of site you would like to spend time looking at. Is it likely to give you the information or support you need? Is the site updated regularly? Good sites tell you when they were last updated. If there seem to have been no changes for a long time, this may be a sign that the information is no longer current or reliable. Be careful, though. A site may tell you that it has recently been updated, but the update could be just a minor change to one of the pages, rather than a thorough review of the content. Some sites tell you when a particular page or article was last updated, and this is more
