Helping head and neck cancer patients get care after ER visits
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial connects people who come to the emergency room with a new head or neck cancer to follow-up care. It aims to make sure you don't fall through the cracks after being discharged, helping you get the right specialist and support.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- 18 years or older
- You came to the emergency room with a new or suspected head or neck cancer (cancer in the mouth, throat, voice box, salivary glands, skin of head/neck, sinuses, nose, thyroid, or cancer that started somewhere else and spread to the neck)
- Live in the area served by Methodist University Hospital or Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee
- Can understand and agree to participate using an online consent form after you leave the ER
- Have a working phone number where you can be reached after you go home
- Do not already have a head and neck cancer doctor or are not already getting hospice/palliative-only care
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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