Understand your treatment plan. Get answers to your questions. Find the right specialist for another opinion.Share what you or your loved one is facing, and receive a personal response written by oncologist Jason Sager, MD—with practical next steps based on your situation.
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Start with your question
We can help you understand how your treatment plan compares with the usual care for your cancer, why it may have been recommended, and whether there are other options worth discussing.
Our review may support the plan you already have or identify something to ask your oncologist about.
You don’t need to wait for a problem to ask for help. We can help you work through questions about a test result, side effects, what happens after treatment, or something you wish you had asked at an appointment.
The goal is a more useful, informed conversation with your care team.
You don’t have to be unhappy with your doctor to want another perspective. We can recommend specialists whose experience fits your cancer and situation, and explain what another opinion could help clarify.
When available, we’ll also share useful information about making an appointment.
We can help with that, too. When relevant to your situation, we look at newer treatments and clinical trials—and explain why they may be worth discussing with your oncologist.
Focused on what matters to you
Your response starts with what matters to you—not a standard list of treatments or a stack of articles to sort through.
Depending on your question, we may help explain your treatment plan, identify something to raise at your next appointment, or recommend a specialist with relevant expertise. When we suggest a next step, we explain why and include useful sources or contact details when available.
And the conversation doesn’t have to end there. You can reply with questions, share an update, or tell us what you learned at your next appointment.
Get free guidanceAn example response from Dr. Sager
Illustrative example. Guidance is personalized to each person’s diagnosis, treatment history, and questions.
Subject: Follow-up from Dr. Sager at Sagely Health
Dear Linda,
Thank you for reaching out. You mentioned feeling unsure about why your breast cancer treatment included surgery and radiation but no chemotherapy. It’s understandable to want reassurance that nothing important has been missed.
Based on the information you shared, your oncologist’s recommendation appears well supported. Your cancer was hormone-receptor positive and HER2-negative, with no cancer found in the lymph nodes. Your Oncotype DX test—which helps estimate whether chemotherapy would help—had a score of 12. For women over 50 with these findings, research supports hormone-blocking treatment without adding chemotherapy. Not receiving chemotherapy does not necessarily mean receiving less effective care.
The letrozole you are taking is an important part of that plan. It lowers estrogen levels to help reduce the chance of the cancer returning.
The stiffness in your hands and knees deserves attention, too. Letrozole can cause joint pain, although your care team should check whether something else is contributing. There may be ways to relieve the symptoms, and sometimes changing to another hormone-blocking medicine helps. Please speak with your oncologist before stopping or changing treatment.
A useful question to bring to your next appointment is: “Could the stiffness be related to letrozole, and what could we try to make treatment more tolerable?” Let them know which activities have become difficult and whether the discomfort is affecting your sleep.
You mentioned considering a second opinion. We can help identify a breast cancer specialist near you to review the plan—not because we have identified a problem with it, but because you would like another expert’s perspective, and we agree it is a reasonable request. Since you live in Texas, please let us know if you’d be willing to travel to MD Anderson, or are restricted to a shorter drive.
When is your next oncology appointment? Please let me know, along with how much the stiffness is affecting your daily life. Is it worse in the morning or evening, and have you tried anything (ibuprofen [Advil] or topical diclofenac [Voltaren])? We’re here to help you work through these questions and would be glad to hear how the appointment goes.
Best wishes,
Jason Sager, MD
Founder, Sagely Health
How it works
Start with Sage, our AI assistant. It asks about your situation and gathers information for our oncology team. Share what you know—you don’t need every medical term or answer.
Our team reviews what you share and the questions you want answered. Your personal response is written by oncologist Jason Sager, MD. If we need more information, we’ll ask.
We’ll send guidance focused on your situation, with practical next steps. Reply with questions or updates so the conversation can continue.
Meet the oncologist behind Sagely Health
Oncologist and founder of Sagely Health
Dr. Sager founded Sagely Health to help people with cancer understand their options and connect with the expertise they need.
Our goal is to help you make informed decisions—not to assume you need a different treatment. Sometimes the most useful guidance is a clearer understanding of the plan you already have. Sometimes it is a question that deserves attention or a specialist worth seeing.
We start with your situation and what you want help with.
Questions before you begin
You can start with what you know
Whether you want reassurance about your treatment, help with a question, or another expert’s perspective, start by telling us what’s on your mind.
A personal response · Written by an oncologist · At no cost