Goals of Care Discussion for Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer in the Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Conditions

Standard of Care (Acute Cancer Care Center) — OTHER
In Group 1, participants will receive the usual standard of care by an emergency care physician not trained in palliative care.
Standard of Care (Goals of Care) — OTHER
In Group 2, participants will receive standard of care plus palliative care intervention by an emergency care physician trained in palliative care.

To improve quality of life for participants with advanced cancer, support their families, and lower overall cost of care.

Other: Acute Cancer Care Center
In Group 1, participants will receive the usual standard of care, during your emergency room visit, provided by the Acute Cancer Care Center (ACCC) treating doctor who will address symptoms and other medical problems that brought the participant to the emergency room.
Other: Goals of Care
In Group 2, participants will receive the above usual standard of care plus goals of care (GOC) intervention.

Quality Of Life Questionnaire [ Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year ]

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site coordinators
MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas	77030	Ahmed Elsayem, MD,MPH [email protected] 713-745-9911 Ahmed Elsayem, MD,MPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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