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Frequently Asked Questions
Deciding whether or not to participate in a clinical trial/study is a difficult decision to make. To assist you, we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers that may provide you with the information you need to make this important decision. The information below has been borrowed from the National Institutes of Health's cancer.gov website.
What are clinical trials?
A cancer clinical trial is a research study with the goal of learning more about preventing cancer or improving treatments for cancer patients. In a clinical trial, a standard protocol is used to make sure that the treatments are given in the same manner for all of the patients on the study. This is so that the researchers can draw conclusions about how well the treatments work at the end of the study. What is learned through clinical trials helps physicians and researchers to know which treatments lead to the best outcomes. These results guide the treatment of patients in the future.
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