How Olya works with your care team
The short version: Olya does not talk to your doctor. You do. Olya helps you walk in ready.
What Olya will never do
- Diagnose you
- Tell you which treatment to choose
- Tell you to change or stop a medicine
- Tell you whether a symptom is an emergency
- Send anything to your doctor on its own
Olya explains things. Your doctor decides things. Those are different jobs, and Olya stays on its side of the line.
Nothing leaves without you
Olya is not connected to your clinic. Your doctor’s office does not have a login. Nobody there gets an alert when you talk to Olya.
When you want to share something, you send it. You can print your summary, email it, or just hand your phone across the desk.
That means your care team sees exactly what you decide to show them, and nothing else.
This also means Olya cannot watch over you. If something feels wrong, call your care team. If it feels like an emergency, call 911.
What happens when Olya doesn’t know
A lot. Cancer care is specific to you, and most of the important questions depend on details Olya doesn’t have.
So when Olya isn’t sure, it says so, and turns it into a question for your next visit instead of guessing.
You
My fingers have been numb for two weeks. Should I stop the chemo?
Olya
That numbness is a known side effect of oxaliplatin, and it’s something your team watches closely. But whether to change anything depends on your exact dose, where you are in the cycle, and how the tumor is responding, and I don’t have enough to answer that.
I’ve written this down for Dr. Chen: “Numbness has been daily for two weeks and is getting worse. Is it time to adjust the oxaliplatin?”
If it gets worse before your visit, call the office. They’d rather hear from you early.
Asking, not arguing
There’s a version of this where you read something online, walk into your appointment, and end up debating your doctor. That helps nobody, and it eats the fifteen minutes you have.
Olya is built the other way. It helps you ask better questions, not arrive with answers. Your oncologist knows things about your case that Olya never will, and every question Olya writes down is meant to bring that knowledge out, not challenge it.
What your doctor sees
This is what you bring in. One page, plain, and it takes about a minute to read.
OLYA SUMMARY
Maria R. · DOB 04/12/1961
Prepared for: Dr. Chen · Visit 3/14
Covers: 2/21 – 3/13 (21 days)
SYMPTOMS
Hand & foot numbness
14 of 21 days · ↑ worse
“Couldn’t button my shirt” — 3/9
“Couldn’t button my shirt” — 3/9
Nausea
Days 2–4 each cycle · stable
Tiredness
Daily · stable
OTHER VISITS
3/02 Dr. Patel, surgery — cleared, no revision needed
3/07 CT abdomen — report uploaded
MEDICINES
Reports 2 missed capecitabine doses (3/05, 3/06)
QUESTIONS FROM MARIA
- The numbness is worse. Should the oxaliplatin dose change?
- Is missing two capecitabine doses something to worry about?
- My daughter asked about genetic testing. Should I be tested?
Who’s behind Olya
Olya is built in partnership with the Wondrlink Foundation, a nonprofit working on personalized cancer care.
Olya is free for you and your family, and it will stay that way. We’re building the parts that clinics and health systems pay for, so patients never have to.
There are no ads. And we do not sell your information. Ever.
That’s the whole arrangement.
Olya helps you understand what’s happening and get ready for your visits. Your care team decides your care. Nothing changes hands unless you hand it over.
Get started freeThinking about telling your patients about Olya?
We’re looking to work with a small number of oncology practices to see how Olya fits into real care. Patients bring their summary to you, on paper or on a phone, and you read it in about a minute. That’s the whole integration. Nothing to install, nothing to approve, and nothing lands in your inbox that a patient didn’t hand you.
If you’d like to talk, we’d like to hear from you.