癌症研究

A cancer clinical trial (also called a research study or research trial) is a scientific study where participants help doctors find ways to improve cancer care. Research studies aim to find better ways to prevent, detect, diagnose and treat cancer while improving quality of life for cancer patients. These trials are the fastest and safest way to find new cancer treatments and better the health of cancer patients. The best treatments we have today were once part of a clinical trial.

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Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements can participate in a clinical trial. Eligibility requirements may include age, gender, health history and current medications. Patients involved in clinical research are volunteers and can leave the study at any time. Through the informed consent process, we make our participants aware of the risks and benefits of taking part in a specific study before enrolling.

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People who participate in clinical trials and other cancer research initiatives:

• Could get access to promising new treatments that may not yet be available to the public
• Play an active role in their health care
• Help researchers and doctors find new or better ways to prevent, detect, diagnose or treat cancer
• Help find new treatments to improve quality of life for cancer patients
• Are assigned to a clinical research team, which will offer support and guidance throughout the research process and offer an additional level of care

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Placebos are used in select clinical trials. They’re used when researchers are trying to prove that adding a new treatment in addition to current treatments is more effective than the current treatments alone. One way they do this is by providing all participants with the standard of care (the current best treatments such as chemotherapy, surgery and radiation) plus the new treatment or providing some participants with the standard of care and a placebo.

Either way, as a patient, you receive the best current treatments we have to offer through the standard of care. Should the clinical study contain a placebo, we’re required by law to inform you before you join.

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