INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL TRIALSClinical trials help cancer researchers find out if a promising new treatment is effective for patients. During a trial, more and more information is gained about a new treatment, including its risks, and how well it may or may not work. Many of today's standard treatments were first presented in a clinical trial and now, are used as a base on which to build new a hopefully better treatments. As a patient, you are encouraged to learn as much as you can about a specific trial before you agree to participate in the trial. Only patients who wish to take part in a clinical trial, do so. These pages have been provided to help you to better understand the clinical trial process in general, and to decide whether or not clinical trial participation is right for you.
CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS
General Description
Types of Trials Treatment Options
What Are Clinical Trials?
Why Are Clinical Trials Important? Why Would a Patient Be Interested in a Clinical Trial? Are There Risks or Side Effects in Clinical Trials? Why Does Cancer Treatment Have Side Effects? What Is Being Done To Lessen Side Effects of Treatment?
Are You Eligible for a Clinical Trial?
What Trials Are Available for Your Type of Cancer? What Is Best for You? What Are Important Questions To Ask About a Clinical Trial? What Is Informed Consent? What Is It Like To Be a Patient in a Clinical Trial? Can You Leave a Trial at Any Time? What Protection Do You Have as a Patient in a Clinical Trial? What Can Help You Learn If a Trial Is Sound and Well Run? What Kinds of Clinical Trials Are There? How Are Trials Divided Into Phases? How Are Clinical Trials Conducted?
Patient Submitted Stories
Clinical Trial News from the National Cancer Institute
Search Clinical Trials at CenterWatch.com
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