Communication Resources

The Cancer Care Road Map Project team is pleased to provide immediate access to the Goal Activity and share information about resources under development.

The resources were developed for people like you. Please let us know what you think after you learn about or try the resource. With your help, the team can improve and develop new resources.

• Send the Cancer Care Road Map project team a message to share your thoughts. We’re especially interested in how the resource may have helped you communicate better.
• Get involved by participating in an upcoming research study or collaborating with our research team.

It’s difficult to think and talk about our values and goals. Often there is no “right” choice. Maybe there’s a lack of solid evidence. Perhaps the potential benefits and harms are interpreted very differently. When patients and clinicians aren’t able to talk openly, the treatment plan may not truly reflect what matters. 

To address this gap, the Patient & Caregiver Goal Activity allows patients and their loved ones to identify, evaluate the importance of, and then communicate their most important goals.

Evaluate your goals

The Goal Activity will present you with a deck of cards with a goal statement on each. These statements were developed with people like you and clinicians. Using the slider bar, you’ll register how important the statement is to your cancer care.

Communicating your goals

You may print a graphic summary of your evaluations that you can bring to your next meeting with your cancer care team. Or share it with your loved ones. You can compare goals. 

Please note: The Goal Activity will not store your answers. After you complete the process, you’ll be able to print or download a report.

For Patients For Caregivers

The goal of the Mind Map Activity is to create an interactive digital interface that reveals the way in which the oncologist evaluates and compares the available treatment options in terms of their potential benefits and harms.

Interactive digital images may overcome the limits of language. The Mind Map will be an innovative digital and interactive visual display. Essential information will be displayed in ways that allow evaluation and comparison of treatment and care options.

The Mind Map Activity resource is currently under development.