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Clinical trials are usually conducted in distinct phases. Learn about each phase here.
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Informed consent for a clinical trial or investigational drug or procedure (where new treatments are compared to the current standard treatment) usually includes more information than the consent for standard treatment.
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Having an idea of what you can expect from taking part in a study can help relieve some of your concerns and make things go more smoothly.
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Find out what you need to know before deciding to participate in a clinical trial.
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Explore these videos to get answers to basic questions and concerns about clinical trials so that you will be better prepared to discuss this option with your doctor and your family.
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Clinical trials must be set up carefully and all the plans reviewed ahead of time, because they propose to change something that might affect a person's life.
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Clinical trials are studies in which people volunteer to test new drugs or devices.
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Get help deciding if a cancer clinical trial is right for you, and search for studies based on eligibility.
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Several levels of safeguards are in place to help protect the people who take part in clinical trials.
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Clinical Trials
You may have heard the words “clinical trial” and wondered what this is. Clinical trials
are one way to get the most up-to-date cancer treatment.
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