Inspire Cancer Support Groups--by the numbers

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CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITIES INSPIRE (WWW.INSPIRE.COM) IS THE LEADING ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER 75,000 Patients and caregivers affected by cancer. *as of May 2013 1.6M Of the 5 million posts made by Inspire members, over 1.6 million were in Inspire’s cancer support groups. Woman, 53, with Stage IV breast cancer “We laugh. We cry, but no maer what, we are there for each other.” 52 % Growth rate of amount of members affected by cancer, 2011 to 2012 POSTS MADE BY 2012 MEMBERS IN LUNG 125,000 OVARIAN 110,000 THYROID 64,000 BLADDER 50,000 ADVANCED BREAST 42,000 CERVICAL 25,000 22,500 Number of people who joined at least one Inspire cancer support community in 2012 SAMPLE COMMUNITIES AND MEMBER SIZE (Q3 2013) ADVANCED BREAST 7,500 CERVICAL 13,000 OVARIAN 15,000 LUNG 25,000 Based in Princeton, NJ, Inspire is the patient engagement company. We build and manage online support communities for about 400,000 members, and help industry connect to members for the purpose of research. Find out more at www.corp.inspire.com or by contacting us at [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/teaminspire Inspire also has communities for people affected by melanoma, colorectal cancer and prostate cancer.

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Inspire (www.inspire.com) is the leading online peer-to-peer support community, particularly for people affected by cancer.

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CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITIESINSPIRE (WWW.INSPIRE.COM) IS THE LEADING ONLINE SUPPORT

COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER

75,000Patients and caregiversaffected by cancer.*as of May 2013

1.6MOf the 5 million posts made by Inspire members, over 1.6 million were in Inspire’s cancer support groups.

Woman, 53, with Stage IV breast cancer

“We laugh. We cry, but no matter what, we are

there for each other.”52%Growth rate of amount of

members affected by cancer, 2011 to 2012

POSTS MADE BY

2012 MEMBERS IN

LUNG 125,000

OVARIAN110,000

THYROID64,000

BLADDER50,000

ADVANCED BREAST42,000

CERVICAL25,000

22,500Number of people who joined at least one Inspire cancer support community in 2012

SAMPLE COMMUNITIES AND

MEMBER SIZE (Q3 2013)

ADVANCED BREAST

7,500

CERVICAL 13,000

OVARIAN 15,000

LUNG25,000

Based in Princeton, NJ, Inspire is the patient engagement company. We build and manage online support communities for about 400,000 members, and help industry connect to members for the purpose of research.

Find out more at www.corp.inspire.com or by contacting us at [email protected].

Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/teaminspire

Inspire also has communities for people affected by melanoma, colorectal cancer and prostate cancer.