In this paper we describe mobile virtual healthcare communities as a solution for meeting cancerpatients information and interaction needs. After an introduction into the healthcare system and itspotential starting points for virtual communities, we focus on cancer patients. We analyse...

into markets outside the country. Vice versa for foreign companies in Japan. The world’s number onemobile phone vendor Nokia is seldom recognized among the Japanese people. Japan has its own isolatedmarket within the country.There may be various reasons for this, for example, difference of...