Information for patients and caregivers
Cancer Therapy India (CTI) aims to explain cancer, tests, treatments and everyday care in clear, practical language. Our information is designed to help you understand your options and talk with your care team.
This policy brings our editorial and medical review process together. It covers cancer guides, medicine and treatment information, blogs, the caregiver toolkit and calculators. Information on the website supports, rather than replaces, advice about your own care.
Choosing and checking sources
We use relevant clinical guidelines, official medicine information, published research and established patient-information resources. We consider the date, quality and relevance of the evidence, including who a study involved and what its findings can reasonably tell us.
We distinguish established care from approaches that are still being studied, explain important uncertainty and retain relevant sources for further reading. A citation does not mean that its publisher has reviewed or endorsed CTI. Reuse of material is covered separately in Copyright and Permissions.
Writing and editorial review
We organise information around the questions patients and caregivers are likely to have. Editing focuses on a reassuring tone, useful explanations, clear headings and a sensible reading order. We explain unfamiliar terms and abbreviations, reduce repetition and make related information easy to find.
We also check links, illustrations and how pages work on different screen sizes.
Calculator audits: documented checks have covered calculations against reference examples, relevant external comparisons, units, boundary values, missing or invalid inputs, and the display of results. Desktop and mobile browser checks have also tested the forms and navigation.
Caregiver toolkit audit: all 22 charts were tested with 10 fictional entries each, followed by three additional tests with 15 medicine entries each. Browser checks covered entering, saving, editing, retrieving, exporting and restoring records, together with print output and backup handling. These functional audits support reliability; they are separate from medical approval and do not establish clinical suitability for an individual.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have assisted with research organisation, drafting, editing, design and technical checks. Human clinical judgement and editorial responsibility remain essential. Our AI Policy explains these uses and their limitations.
Medical oversight and approval
Medical oversight is provided by Dr (Prof) Vijay Agarwal, with Dr Prathyush V reviewing the blood-cancer guides. Their profiles describe their qualifications and clinical roles.
Our internal records identify the version, reviewer, date and scope of each approval. They distinguish medical approval of a complete page or tool from editorial approval following a documented evidence audit, and from approval of a specific amendment. Approval of a group of guides does not imply that every guide received a separate personal medical review.
Where supported by these records, a short credit appears at the end of the expandable Sources and further reading section, or the equivalent source section. It identifies the clinician responsible and links to their profile. The wording distinguishes medical review from editorial approval or oversight.
Changes that affect clinical meaning require appropriate further review. Drafts awaiting approval are kept out of the published website. Approval of one version does not automatically approve later additions or changes.
Reviewing and updating information
We follow the review timetable shown at the top of this page. Important changes in evidence, treatment guidance or safety information may prompt an earlier update.
This is a shared review timetable, not a claim that every page was medically reviewed on the same date. “Review record updated” gives the date of the latest recorded approval, whether of the complete page or a specific update. It does not mean that the whole page was reviewed again on that date. Printing, downloading or reformatting a page does not change this date. We retain the original full-review date, versions, supporting evidence and scope of later approvals internally.
Evidence can change between reviews, and errors or omissions may remain despite checking. Your treating team can explain how current guidance applies to your circumstances.
Questions and corrections
If something appears unclear, incorrect or out of date, please contact CTI with the page link and the wording concerned. We assess reported concerns and make corrections or arrange further review as appropriate. Please avoid including unnecessary personal medical details in a website correction report.
For questions about your treatment, contact your care team. For urgent symptoms, follow their urgent-care instructions rather than waiting for a website enquiry to be answered.
