Anna Mary Cooper-Ryan

1. Introduction Over the last decade, there has been a rapid shift toward the study of fitness surveillance, aided in part by the proliferation of mobile health apps that allow users to track their health via a series of data-driven insights [1]. The creation of these digital health technologies is based on a technotopian vision of how data can positively transform societies by preventing health crises and giving citizens control over their health and care [2,3].

Navigating Own Informational Needs Initially, women used information searching as a coping strategy. For some, information searching began after diagnostic testing and before formal diagnosis. Women reported experiencing information overload in the clinical setting and used social media to fill knowledge gaps at key points in their patient journey, outside of the formal clinical encounter: Women described Googling and seeking information from other women LwBBC on social media as common practice.