Hackathons for patients
For Cancer Patients with Complex Treatment Decisions
Our Mission
To help cancer patients with complex treatment problems find their best options.
The Challenge
Some frontline treatments are not curative and patients run out of options. They’re beyond the standard of care and clinical trials, and have ‘hit a wall’. Everyone is unique, which means that for many people the “standard of care” process doesn’t work. They need to search for their own unique solutions, which can feel lonely and overwhelming.
Who We are & What We Do
The patient hackathons are led by a team of four:
We host Cancer Hackathons – which are curated online communities of brilliant patients, researchers, and bioinformaticians who have come together to solve each patient’s unique problem.
- Brad Power, Head Hacker, Founder of CancerHacker Lab
- Erika Brown, Founder/Chief Builder, One Cancer Place
- Randy Broad, Founder, C-Sessions
- Bryce Olson, Health and Life Sciences Strategist, Precision Medicine Pioneer
We host Cancer Hackathons – which are curated online communities of brilliant patients, researchers, and bioinformaticians who have come together to solve each patient’s unique problem.
Takeaways from Previous Hackathons
“There is power in the collective thinking of the medical community and scientists/researchers/entrepreneurial companies coming together to find solutions and treatment options.”
Gail Thorton
“Great work! I look forward to seeing more patients become a part of this.”
Rebecca Owens
“I love that you have put together these hackathons. I truly feel this is very needed and hope it can grow to become more of the norm in the care of cancer patients. Everyone working together for one common goal, the well-being of the patient.”
Heather Messerly
“I consider the Kasey Altman Hackathon an example of best practice in patient/family centred clinical care. It was a masterclass in cooperative learning through interdisciplinary practice to create capability.”
Tessa S Marcus
“The power of patient engagement.”
Simon Davies
“The quality of decisions about clinical care depends on ensuring that multi-
disciplinary, multi-level expertise, including patient and families, is mobilised to
address a complex problem for which there are no clear cut answers.”
Tessa S Marcus
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Who Participates
- Patients, caregivers, patient advocates
- Research oncologists
- Bioinformaticians, diagnosticians
Benefits of Participating and Sponsoring

Make a Difference
Help people who are facing a life-threatening situation with scientific evidence – research that is still in the lab and data that is hard to access

Promote Patient Leadership
- Contribute to an effort that is bending the health system to serve an individual patient — demonstrating true “patient centricity”
- Support and celebrate pioneering role models

Learn
- Access cutting edge diagnostic data and research in treatment innovation.
- Develop a deeper understanding of patient problems and potential solutions.
- Expand the lessons for one patient to broader insights and for those who follow

Build Relationships
- Meet leaders from a variety of disciplines with shared interests
- Showcase what you can do through your contributions
Please contact us with any questions.