Here is our 5-level Oncology Heat Index using chili pepper emojis to rate how ‘hot/important’ each post is with regards to its effect on clinical practice.
| Rating | Visual | Description |
| 1: Mild | 🌶️ | Incremental change. A confirmatory study or a small Phase 2 that suggests a signal but won’t change your clinic schedule tomorrow. |
| 2: Medium | 🌶️🌶️ | Practice-informing. Solid data that might influence how you manage specific subgroups or difficult cases. |
| 3: Hot | 🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Practice-enhancing. A strong Phase 3 trial that provides a much-needed alternative or improves supportive care significantly. |
| 4: Very Hot | 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Practice-changing. A new standard of care for a significant patient population. This is “Top-of-the-Morning” news at ASCO. |
| 5: Inferno | 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Paradigm-shifting. Groundbreaking data that makes previous standards obsolete. The kind of study that changes the “vibe” of oncology overnight. |