Got cancer? Here's how to think it through. Put the patient first and figure out the Net Treatment Benefit for the patient. There is an 88% health illiteracy rate (Health.gov). Patients literally do not understand their medical treatments.
“Every day, patients and their caregivers are faced with crucial health care decisions while lacking key information that they need.” - PCORI
We need to translate “…existing scientific research into accessible and useable [sic] formats….” - PCORI
Download this document, which teaches you how to calculate the Net Treatment Benefit for the patient:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1eoBZwPadJV_HpVZlk9KrH0vfzOBNZC/view?usp=sharing
PCORI = Patient-Centered Outcomes, Research Institute, Funding Announcement: Communication and Dissemination. Published May 22, 2012. Revised September 17, 2012. Accessed June 22, 2019.
http://www.pcori.org/assets/FINAL-PFA-Communication-and-Dissemination-v3.pdf