Clinical Trials

Knowing all you can about clinical trials can help you feel better when deciding whether or not to take part in one as part of your cancer treatment. This guide addresses many basic questions and concerns about clinical trials so that you will be better prepared to discuss this option with your doctor and your family. It can help you decide which questions you need to ask and what the answers may mean for you.

The American Cancer Society Clinical Trials Matching Service is a free, confidential program that helps patients, their families and health care workers find cancer clinical trials most appropriate to a patient's medical and personal situation. Through a partnership with eviti, Inc., we can help you find research studies that are testing new drugs or methods to prevent, detect or treat cancer. In just a few minutes, you can learn more about clinical trials that are relevant to your situation.