Why CodeTheCure exists
When you receive a cancer diagnosis, you're suddenly surrounded by unfamiliar medical terms, complex treatment options, and research studies that are hard to understand. We created CodeTheCure to help bridge that gap.
This tool provides clear explanations of medical terminology in everyday language, helps you prepare thoughtful questions for your care team, and offers plain-language summaries of peer-reviewed research tailored to your specific cancer type and stage.
Peer-reviewed sources
Plain-language explanations
To your diagnosis
What we provide
Tools to help you understand
Medical Terminology
Clear explanations of staging, metastatic disease, treatment types, test results, and pathology reports in everyday language.
Questions for Your Care Team
Help preparing personalized questions about treatment options, side effects, clinical trials, and next steps to bring to appointments.
Research Translation
Plain-language summaries of peer-reviewed research tailored to your cancer type, linked directly to original studies in PubMed.
Personalized Context
Information specifically tailored to your cancer type and stage, focused exclusively on peer-reviewed research from established medical databases.
What we are NOT
This is not a medical tool. CodeTheCure does not diagnose conditions, recommend treatments, or replace your healthcare providers. All treatment decisions should be made in consultation with your oncology team.
XHospital patient portal
XMedical advice provider
XTreatment recommender
XEmergency medical service
Designed for newly diagnosed patients
CodeTheCure is designed specifically for people who have recently received a cancer diagnosis and want to understand what their doctors are telling them, feel more prepared for appointments, ask informed questions about their care, and explore research relevant to their situation.
Understand medical terminology
Prepare appointment questions
Explore relevant research
Support caregivers and family
Our principles
Clear information reduces anxiety
We believe accessible, accurate information helps patients feel more in control during a difficult time.
Understanding your body matters
Patients should understand what's happening to their bodies and why certain treatments are recommended.
Good questions = better care
Prepared, informed questions lead to more productive conversations with your oncology team.
Research should be accessible
Peer-reviewed research shouldn't be intimidating. It should be understandable and relevant to your situation.
Our goal is simple: help you feel more prepared and informed during those difficult early weeks.