Not all clinical trials are aimed at finding new cures. There are also supportive care trials, with the goal of improving a patient’s quality of life.
In addition to helping cancer patients by treating their disease, the University of Colorado Cancer Center offers various forms of supportive care to patients and their caregivers. Supportive care trials can help doctors and other health care professionals find more effective ways to live better through their cancer journey.
To learn more, we turned to Stacy Fischer, MD, a co-leader of the CU Cancer Center's Cancer Prevention & Control Program, a professor of medicine with the CU Department of Medicine, and a palliative care inpatient consultant.