My Mom Has Cancer Again. Here’s How I’m Using AI to Fight It
Peter Yang, whose mom now has cancer for a fourth time, shares five steps he's using with AI and his free F Cancer skill to help caregivers manage records, research treatment and protect family time.
The gist
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Yang's F Cancer skill in ChatGPT keeps a one-page Google Docs brief with patient info, next steps, key facts, plain-English terms and a care log.
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He says to request written records, DICOM scans (two to three weeks) and pathology blocks early, and keep them in a shared Google Drive.
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Yang suggests reading NCCN guidelines and getting a second opinion at a major center like MD Anderson, which can take up to a month.
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He plans tumor sequencing through Boston Gene for about $4,000 and uses ChatGPT to search clinicaltrials.gov, warning some stage one and two trials are unproven.
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Sharing his story brought help from at least a dozen people, and Yang urges protecting family time, which he says is more valuable than money.
Peter Yang uses it
"Pointing ChatGPT and pointing AI at this Google Drive folder and my mom's brief has been critical in grounding its answers on her actual history instead of on generic medical advice."
▶ Play at 6:53160 creators recommend it, including John Coogan, Riley Brown, and Claire Vo.
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Peter Yang uses it
"Having this simple Google document that you can update and share with the patient and other caregivers, I just found could be extremely invaluable in helping me to make sure that I ask the right questions to my mom's doctors."
▶ Play at 4:2912 creators recommend it, including Jason Calacanis, TBPN, and Bilawal Sidhu.
See all on the Google Docs page
Peter Yang uses it
"What I do is I keep all my mom's medical records and scans in a shared Google Drive that looks something like this."
▶ Play at 6:415 creators recommend it, including Riley Brown, Kyle Kober, and Mark Manson.
See all on the Google Drive page
Peter Yang recommends it
"For second opinions, I recommend getting it at a major cancer center like Anderson in Texas, MSK in New York, Dana-Farber in Boston, or Stanford and UCSF in the Bay Area."
▶ Play at 11:09
Peter Yang recommends it
"Cancer is actually more than 100 different types of diseases, and each person's tumor can behave differently. That's why I think it's really important to get a tumor sequenced, to look for DNA, RNA, and other markers that can point to better treatment."
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"Pointing ChatGPT and pointing AI at this Google Drive folder and my mom's brief has been critical in grounding its answers on her actual history instead of on generic medical ad..."
"Having this simple Google document that you can update and share with the patient and other caregivers, I just found could be extremely invaluable in helping me to make sure tha..."
"For second opinions, I recommend getting it at a major cancer center like Anderson in Texas, MSK in New York, Dana-Farber in Boston, or Stanford and UCSF in the Bay Area."
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