"As we look to the future, I am excited to lead us into the next chapter - expanding our reach, deepening our academic mission, and advancing care for the patients and communities we serve."
"Even though the recommendation is to provide early palliative care, it's often not done. There are not enough palliative care clinicians to see every advanced lung cancer patient monthly, let alone patients with other types of cancer," Smith said. "In this study, we're looking to see if there are other ways to get patients regular palliative care while seeing the same benefits."
