Soraya, Evidence-based cancer research to help you navigate
3,000+ studies · one navigable map

Evidence-based cancer research to help you navigate a complex and stressful journey

Soraya is one platform that organizes thousands of clinical studies into clear topics, answers your questions about the research through an impartial AI Navigator trained only on oncology research, and builds a Research Briefing matched to your cancer's characteristics, every claim sourced.

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What does the research say about metronomic chemo with IV vitamin C?

Metronomic chemotherapy uses low, continuous doses to limit toxicity while slowing tumor growth. Several studies suggest IV vitamin C may complement it, protecting healthy cells while increasing oxidative pressure on tumor cells.

📄 Source: Pillar 2, Combined Therapies · 7 studies cited

Educational platform only, Soraya does not provide medical advice. Always consult your healthcare team.

Does this sound familiar?

Overnight, you're expected to understand what's happening and how to proceed in the best way

A cancer diagnosis doesn't come with a map. While you're frightened, exhausted and short on time, the decisions pile up, and so does everyone's advice.

A cancer patient sits with her head in her hands, surrounded by speech bubbles of opinions from friends, forums, her partner, books, her mother, Facebook groups, her standard-of-care doctor and specialists.
Everyone has an opinion

Family, doctors and forums all pull you a different way

Your mother, your partner, close friends, online forums, Facebook groups, your standard-of-care doctor, a specialist you found last night. Some speak from love, others from protocol or a hunch, and every one of them sounds certain.

The same patient overwhelmed by speech bubbles of treatment options: ivermectin, fenbendazole, keto diet, cannabis oil, metabolic approaches, cancer vaccines and fasting, some coloured green, some red.
And a hundred treatments

Ivermectin, fasting, keto, cannabis oil… which one actually works?

Off-label drugs, metabolic approaches, high-dose supplements, cancer vaccines. Some are backed by serious research. Some are pure hype. From where you're standing, they all sound equally promising, and equally risky.

A person at a computer late at night, surrounded by clinical study pages, trying to figure out a science-based approach and move away from guesswork.
So you do it alone, at 2am

Thirty tabs open, moving from “I think” to “the evidence shows”

You were never trained to read clinical studies, yet here you are, decoding dense papers on your own, trying to build a science-based approach when the stakes could not be higher. It's exhausting. And you shouldn't have to do it by yourself.

This is exactly why Soraya exists.

To turn that chaos into a single, navigable map, so you can spend your energy deciding, not searching.

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The platform

Everything you need, in one place

Soraya brings the whole research landscape into a single platform, a curated research database, an impartial AI Navigator, and a Research Briefing matched to your cancer's characteristics. Here's what's inside, and exactly how to use it.

Research Database

Thousands of clinical studies, filtered and digested into clear topics and chapters you can actually navigate.

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AI Navigator New

Ask anything about the literature and get impartial answers drawn only from oncology research, every reply cited back to its source.

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Research Briefing

Upload your medical and blood exams and we build a briefing of the studies matched to your cancer's characteristics, every source cited.

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Studies referencing your biomarkers

Search by cancer type and biomarkers to surface the studies that reference them, including off-label and integrative research.

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How it works

From diagnosis to understanding the evidence

A structured path that turns overwhelming research into clear, sourced studies you can take to your medical team.

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Every step is a fork in the road. Understanding what the evidence says keeps you moving forward.
1

Sign up free & explore

Search the database and ask the AI Navigator your first questions about the research, no card required to start.

2

Learn the research, your way

Read research digested into topics across the four pillars, and track your progress chapter by chapter.

3

Upload your exams

Get a Research Briefing matched to your cancer's characteristics, with every source cited.

4

Bring it to your oncologist

Print or share the studies with full references, so you and your doctor can discuss the same evidence.

A new paradigm

From drowning in information to navigating it

The difference a map makes when the stakes are this high.

The traditional approach

  • ✕Solitary, chaotic searching across generic search engines.
  • ✕High anxiety from dense jargon and complex methodology.
  • ✕Awareness limited to what standard protocols cover.
  • ✕Hard to validate off-label studies and innovations with your doctor.

The Soraya approach

  • ✓A structured reading path with clear steps and focused curation.
  • ✓An AI Navigator that translates complex studies into plain language.
  • ✓Conversations with your doctor grounded in up-to-date research.
  • ✓A direct bridge to your oncologist, studies ready, with full references.
Who it's for

Built for the whole journey

Wherever you are, Soraya meets you there.

Newly diagnosed

A diagnosis brings a flood of information. We give you a calm, structured starting point so you can read the evidence from knowledge, not fear.

Patients & caregivers

Whether you're in active treatment or supporting someone who is, navigate the research together and share findings with family and doctors.

Advanced & special cases

When standard lines run out, the research keeps going. We organize the studies on rescue strategies and protocols investigated in the hardest situations.

Clinicians & professionals

Stay ahead of research that's doubling every few months, pull sourced Research Briefings for your consultations, and join an ecosystem built on evidence.

The research, organized

Four pillars. Hundreds of topics.

Treatments, supplements and protocols are read against the evidence behind them, and the database is updated continuously as research doubles roughly every three months.

Pillar 1

Dominating

Concepts & tools: how to read research, key biomarkers, and the evidence base on off-label drugs and supplements.

Pillar 2

Hacking

Treatments: the research on limiting side effects, and the studies on what influences the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Pillar 3

Managing

Every stage: the literature on managing the disease as it evolves, from cachexia and ascites to rescue and remission-maintenance strategies.

Pillar 4

Critical Evaluation

Science vs. hype: we show where the evidence is thin and where it is stronger than the popular narrative suggests.

Meet the AI Navigator

Impartial answers, every one cited

The AI Navigator draws exclusively from material published on Soraya, every claim cited, every source human-reviewed. It scans thousands of studies in seconds and surfaces the ones that reference your search terms.

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Your question
What is metronomic chemotherapy, and how does it interact with IV vitamin C?
AI Navigator
Metronomic chemotherapy uses low, continuous doses to limit toxicity while inhibiting tumor growth. Several studies suggest IV vitamin C may complement it, protecting healthy cells while increasing pressure on tumor cells.Source: Pillar 2, Combined Therapies
More than a database

Human guidance, plus a growing ecosystem

Beyond the platform, Soraya offers people you can talk to and a community that's been there.

Workshops

Live group sessions on reading studies, building your medical team, and understanding the research. New agenda each quarter.

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1:1 with Mark Taylor

Book a private, paid session with an experienced patient navigator to work through the research and how to read it. Not medical advice.

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Partnerships

Clinics, laboratories and research institutions can join the Soraya ecosystem to access research, reach patients and partner together.

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Pricing

Fair pricing, built for patients

Start free and explore. Upgrade when you're ready. Evidence-based knowledge should be within everyone's reach.

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  • ✓Search the research database
  • ✓Sample key topics & chapters
  • ✓Try the AI Navigator
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Membership

$19.90/month

Full access to everything Soraya offers.

  • ✓The complete research database
  • ✓Unlimited AI Navigator
  • ✓All four pillars & reading modules
  • ✓Community & workshop access
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Research Briefing

Available only with membership

A one-off briefing matched to your cancer's characteristics, available with your membership.

  • ✓Upload your medical & blood exams
  • ✓The studies matched to your cancer's characteristics
  • ✓Organized into a clear, sourced summary
  • ✓Discuss it with the AI Navigator
  • +Additional cost of $100 per briefing
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Testimonials

What patients say

Real words from people who have worked with Mark Taylor. Individual experiences, shared as written, not results anyone should expect.

★★★★★
I have been a client of Mark Taylor's for 3 years. His knowledge of innovative and leading cancer treatments is first class… Working with Mark cuts out all the time wasted trying to navigate the many different treatments. I highly recommend his services.
Emma Sinclair
★★★★★
About a month after my diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma in January of 2022, I found Mark's Facebook group. I sent him a message looking for advice… and since then he has been persistent in giving me his opinion…
Joseph Sherretta
★★★★★
When I was declared stage 4 with a not so rosy prognosis, I literally could not find my way… Mark has been a trusted advisor now for over one year. His experience, his insight, his honesty and his being upfront (but caring) has resulted in his becoming a friend first rather than just a consultant. All cancer patients, regardless of type and stage, often find themselves facing that high wall of uncertainty, and I was no different… It is one thing to read or have knowledge about treatments and strategies, but quite another to have direct experience… I can't say enough about the support and help I have received from him. God bless everyone fighting this dreadful disease.
Sanjiv Malik
The community

Join 8,300+ patients & caregivers

The Patient Led Oncology Trials Facebook group is the beating heart of the ecosystem, a place where real patients share their experiences, ask questions, and support each other every day. It's where the research is stress-tested against thousands of real-world journeys.

  • ✓Learn from the real-world experiences of thousands of patients
  • ✓Ask questions and get answers from peers who've been there
  • ✓Access ongoing discussion and emotional support, 24/7
  • ✓Follow integrative treatments and protocols discussed across real cases
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For teams & organizations

Partner with Soraya

Join an ecosystem built on evidence. We partner with clinics, laboratories, research institutions and other health organizations to stay ahead of a research field that's doubling roughly every three months.

  • →Access continuously updated, curated cancer research
  • →Pull sourced Research Briefings for your consultations
  • →Reach new patients across the Soraya network
  • →Partner with other clinics, labs and institutions
Pricing options for your organization

Book an introductory call and we'll walk you through partnership options and a live demo.

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About

About Soraya

Soraya is an independent, patient-led education platform. We organize and analyze the full body of cancer research so patients and caregivers can read the literature with clarity and confidence. We are not affiliated with any treatment provider, our mission is simple: free, evidence-based knowledge should belong to everyone.

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