Riding In Cars With Researchers

“Will my other physicians be upset if I enter into a clinical research trial?”  The answer is NO. Patients frequently have that fear and I’ve being seeing it for nearly 20 years.  Patients will ask me, “If I enter a research trial, will my physician(s) be upset with me?”  They wonder If they enter into a research trial with their pulmonologist, will their primary care physician be upset that they did so.  Or vice versa - if they enter into a trial with their primary care physician, will their specialist be upset with them.  I’ve mentioned in previous episodes that we collaborate with almost all of your physicians. I can tell you definitively that physicians are amazingly supportive of clinical research for lots of reasons. Learn more about these reasons in today's episode.