This is a study in patients with newly diagnosed cancer to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of integration of a visual communication tool for patients/caregivers/providers by determining whether such a tool can increase overall satisfaction with the patient experience.

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients:

• Patients seen in consultation from 12/1/2024-6/1/2025
• Patients aged 18 years to 100 years old
• Patients with a malignancy of breast or head and neck
• English speaking patients
• Patients being treated with definitive intent
• Patients treated at NYU Langone Health for their malignancy
• Willing and able to provide consent

Caregivers:

• Any adult caregiver(s) (aged 18 years to 100 years old) to a patient who fulfills the inclusion and exclusion criteria above.
• Willing and able to provide consent

Providers:

• Doctors and nurse practitioners in medical oncology and radiation oncology, and in the ear nose throat (ENT) department.
• Willing and able to provide consent
• aged 18 years to 100 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients:

• Patients with any other site of disease other than listed above
• Non-English-speaking patients, as the tool is currently available in English only. Translation into additional languages such as Spanish and Russian is currently in process.
• Patient unable to complete the survey portion of the study independently

Caregivers:

• Unable to complete the survey portion of the study independently

The de-identified participant data from the final research dataset will be shared upon reasonable request beginning 9 to 36 months after publication or as required by a condition of awards or supporting agreements, provided the requesting investigator executes a data use agreement with NYU Langone Health. This instance of data sharing will also require separate IRB review as well as review from NYU Langone's Data Sharing Strategy Board (DSSB). Requests should be directed to: Jason.Domogauer@nyulangone.org. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be posted on Clinicaltrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or supporting awards and agreements.

Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.

The investigator who proposed to use the data will be granted access upon reasonable request. Requests should be directed to Jason.Domogauer@nyulangone.org. To gain access, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement. This instance of data sharing will also require separate IRB review as well as review from NYU Langone's DSSB.