Transparency
How PULSE personalizes your support
PULSE is a supportive-care and research platform. This page explains what it uses, what it does, and what it will never do.
What PULSE takes into account
Cancer characteristicsTreatmentComorbiditiesSymptomsQuality of lifePhysical activitySleepNutritionMental wellbeingLongitudinal changesPatient preferencesPFAC-informed communicationApproved evidence
These inputs are combined to answer one question: what supportive care does this person need right now? The output is always supportive-care information and self-management support, never a clinical decision.
The research loop
- Step 1
IDENTIFY
Who is at greatest risk?
- Step 2
UNDERSTAND
What supportive-care needs are present?
- Step 3
PERSONALIZE
What support does this person need now?
- Step 4
INTERVENE
Deliver evidence-based precision supportive care.
- Step 5
REASSESS
Has the person's condition changed?
- Step 6
ADAPT
Modify supportive care over time.
What the AI layer may do
- Synthesize patient-reported information
- Identify relevant patterns
- Personalize wording
- Prioritize approved supportive-care content
- Explain trends
- Ask follow-up questions
- Adapt message tone
- Adapt level of detail
- Adapt frequency of communication
- Summarize approved evidence
What it must never do
- Diagnose cancer
- Diagnose treatment complications
- Prescribe medication
- Change medication
- Recommend stopping treatment
- Recommend changing chemotherapy
- Recommend changing radiotherapy
- Override healthcare professionals
- Make emergency decisions
PULSE may use artificial intelligence to personalize supportive-care information. AI-generated content does not replace advice from your healthcare team.