Cancer Commons

Free expert case reviews: a PhD science team lays out the questions and options to discuss with your oncologist

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Your records go with you, in one click

A PhD scientist reviews the case and weighs in. OpenCancer pre-fills the Cancer Commons intake from your records and carries your consent, so nothing gets retyped and nothing moves without your say-so.

Consented intake · your records travel with you · nothing moves without your sign-off

Why Cancer Commons exists

Cancer Commons is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has helped more than 10,000 patients with advanced cancer. PhD scientists analyze your case, translate complex genomic data into plain language, and help you and your oncologist evaluate treatment options, clinical trials, and testing, regardless of where you live or your ability to pay. Founded by Marty Tenenbaum, PhD, a scientist and cancer survivor.

501(c)(3) nonprofit10,000+ patients helped

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Register and share your records
Registration takes minutes; your records and your main question travel with you.
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Your case gets analyzed
Scientists review your records and your tumor molecular profile.
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A PhD scientist writes your report
Evidence-based options: treatments, trials, and testing, interpreted for your specific case.
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Ongoing guidance
Your team stays with you as the situation evolves, at no cost to you.

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Connect with Cancer Commons via OpenCancer

Direct intake integration: your records, case summary, and consent flow to Cancer Commons in one step — nothing retyped, nothing sent without your sign-off.

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What they offer

Treatment Options· 3

Make selected drugs available as quickly and cheaply as possible
Identify the best treatment ideas using the best global thinking, predict treatment response, assess confidence in outcome
Identify the best treatment ideas using the best global thinking, predict best treatment response

Repository· 2

Provide a trusted medical context for personalized experiments; contribute to research that will benefit others and hope that new treatments will be identified in time that may help me.
Have a place to make all of my data accessible for analysis and make it easy to share. Improve capture of patient-reported data regarding treatments.

Personal

Help others and me develop and find new treatments, provide a clearinghouse

Treatment Strategy

Make complex treatment decisions with the highest probability of a durable response and lowest toxicity and risk, be a reliable guide through the journey

Coverage, insurance & cost

This service is free.No insurance or payment is involved, so coverage checks and cost estimates don't apply here.

Common questions about Cancer Commons

How much does Cancer Commons cost?

Async written review: $99 (PhD science team reviews your case with written recommendations, 3-5 business days) · Live consultation: $249 (45-minute video call with the science team, scheduled within a week) Pricing as published through OpenCancer's connect flow; confirm current pricing when you connect.

How does Cancer Commons work?

1. Register and share your records — Registration takes minutes; your records and your main question travel with you. 2. Your case gets analyzed — Scientists review your records and your tumor molecular profile. 3. A PhD scientist writes your report — Evidence-based options: treatments, trials, and testing, interpreted for your specific case. 4. Ongoing guidance — Your team stays with you as the situation evolves, at no cost to you.

How do I connect with Cancer Commons?

Through OpenCancer's consented intake: enter your details once, choose exactly which records travel with the request, and sign a consent that covers this connection only. Nothing is shared without your sign-off.