Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult, age 18 or older 2. Meets criteria for 2a or 2b. 2a) The patient's doctor believes they may be appropriate for palliative cancer care OR 2b) The patient has a new diagnosis, recurrence, or progression of cancer in the past 90 days AND any of the following: * Advanced cancer, such as: * Lung Cancer: Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell, or extensive stage small cell * Breast Cancer: Stage IV * Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers: Unresectable stage III or stage IV * Genitourinary (GU) Cancers: Stage IV * Melanoma: Stage IV * Hematologic Malignancies * Leukemia (e.g., acute myeloid leukemia \[AML\], acute lymphoblastic leukemia \[ALL\], chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia \[CLL\]): advanced stage, treatment refractory, poor prognosis cell type or chromosomal abnormalities, older age * Lymphoma: Stage IV or treatment refractory Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Multiple Myeloma: elevated β2-microglobulin, albumin \<3.5, PCLI \>1%, CRP \>6µg/mL, elevated LDH, plasmablastic morphology, or abnormal chromosome 13 * Advanced heart, lung, renal (kidney), or liver disease * Two or more severe symptoms (≥7 on 0-10 scale): pain, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, bad appetite, shortness of breath, depression, or anxiety 3. Patient can understand spoken or written English 4. Patient receives care in southeast Louisiana Exclusion Criteria: * Known history of receiving specialty palliative care or hospice * Significant psychiatric or other co-morbid disease that would prohibit informed consent or participation in the study * Unlikely to complete any follow-up surveys