Ketchum, ID — November 15, 2001 —CancerConsultants.com, the leading provider of online cancer treatment information, has formed a partnership with DrTango, Inc. to provide comprehensive cancer information in Spanish on the Internet.
CancerConsultants.com selected DrTango to convert its award-winning content into Spanish in order to expand access to its current, comprehensive cancer information currently found at
www.411Cancer.com. In addition, DrTango will market the Spanish cancer content provided by CancerConsultants.com to a variety of organizations in the U.S., Latin American and European markets. This dual partnership will significantly increase the exposure and access of a growing U.S. Spanish-speaking community to high quality cancer information and significantly broaden the marketing reach of CancerConsultants.com to international communities.
According to the 2000 census, the Hispanic population in the U.S. grew 58% to reach 35 million people during the 1990s, becoming the nation’s largest minority group. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that Internet access among Hispanics has grown 171% since 1997, compared to only 123% for the general U.S. population. Almost 50% of Hispanics regularly access the Internet.
Charles Weaver, CEO of CancerConsultants.com said, "Our partnership with DrTango will allow Spanish-speaking individuals with cancer in the U.S. and around the world to have access to the cancer content on 411Cancer.com. Both CancerConsultants.com and DrTango will also be linking the Spanish content to healthcare providers desiring a state-of-the-art Spanish cancer information Internet platform."
About DrTango, Inc.
DrTango, Inc. develops and licenses premium, Web-based, health and diet-related applications and content in Spanish and Portuguese. In an exclusive partnership with A.D.A.M., Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAM), DrTango markets the A.D.A.M. DrTango Health Illustrated Encyclopedia and patient educational products including Pregnancy Health Center, Child Safety Health Center and Surgeries & Procedures. In addition to the A.D.A.M. DrTango products, DrTango, Inc has developed: MiDieta™ - a personalized, online weight management system. DrTango’s translation division, eTransCreate™ excels at translating, localizing and web-enabling large, health-related projects and converting healthcare websites into Spanish.