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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

  1. Step 1

    IDENTIFY

    Who is at greatest risk?

  2. Step 2

    UNDERSTAND

    What supportive-care needs are present?

  3. Step 3

    PERSONALIZE

    What support does this person need now?

  4. Step 4

    INTERVENE

    Deliver evidence-based precision supportive care.

  5. Step 5

    REASSESS

    Has the person's condition changed?

  6. 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.