Tutorial
Welcome to the Cancer Prognostic Resources website, a catalog of interactive cancer prognostic tools.
This website was designed to help healthcare professionals choose among available interactive cancer prognostic tools. Interactive cancer prognostic tools use an algorithm to calculate likely cancer-related outcomes based on a patient's characteristics. The purpose of this project is to enhance the communication about cancer prognosis between cancer care providers and cancer patients by providing them with easily accessible compilation of information on existing web-based, interactive cancer prognostic tools. The development of this website was funded through the CRN Cancer Communication Research Center, one of five Centers by the National Cancer Institute.
The website features three ways to search for cancer prognostic tools.
You can View All Tools, Compare Tools by Cancer Site, and Search Tools using selected criteria.
- View All Tools allows you to review and choose among available interactive cancer prognostic tools. You can see the tool's description, visit the tool website, see the number of calculators the tool has and for what cancer sites.
- The Compare Tools by Cancer Site search allows you to see and compare tools designed for a specific cancer site. Simply click on the cancer site and every tool with a calculator for that site will appear. From there, you will be able to see the outcome and input characteristics for each tool. A positive sign means the tool has that characteristic, while a negative sign means it does not.
- With the Search Tools option, you can narrow your search using criteria for cancer site, input variables, and whether the tool is suitable for patient users. The results show you the name, cancer sites, output and input variables, funder, developer, average rating (based on users), and if it is recommended for patient use.
The website also features many other options including
- Resources, featuring seminal publications, relevant websites and organizations, educational programs, and other relevant publications;
- Submit a Tool, where you as the user can submit a tool you have found useful in your practice or comment on tools featured on the site;
- About Us, where you can learn about our mission, method, our team and advisory group, funding, and disclaimer statement;
- Frequently Asked Questions;
- Glossary of terms that are used throughout the site; and
- Contact Us with any questions section.
We are connected with social media, including Facebook and Twitter. You can follow us on those sites by clicking on the icons at the top of the page.
Thank you for visiting the Cancer Prognostic Resources website! We hope you find our website useful in your practice and value your feedback. Please contact us with any questions or comments.