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External Resources: Cancer Clinical Trials
American Cancer Society
Clinical trials are studies in which people volunteer to take part in tests of new drugs or procedures. Doctors use clinical trials to develop new treatments for serious diseases such as cancer. In this section you can learn about clinical trials in general, find tools to help you decide if a clinical trial may be right for you, and search for specific studies you may be eligible to take part in.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. Understanding what they are can help you decide if a clinical trial might be an option for you. Or maybe you have a friend or family member with cancer and are wondering if a clinical trial is right for them.
As you think about taking part in a clinical trial, you will face the issue of how to cover the costs of care. There are two types of costs associated with a clinical trial: patient care costs and research costs.
This book explains cancer treatment clinical trials and gives you some things to think about when deciding whether to take part.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
It’s your involvement that helps researchers to ultimately uncover better ways to treat, prevent, diagnose and understand human disease.