A cancer clinical trial, sometimes called a research study, is a study conducted by medical scientists to improve the care and treatment of cancer patients. There are clinical trials that test and develop new and improved ways to diagnose and treat cancer in people, prevent or alleviate treatment side effects, help prevent a recurrence of cancer or improve the comfort and quality of life of persons with cancer.
Clinical trials are important for the treatment of leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma (blood cancers) because they provide promising new treatment options and offer the hope of increased survival and/or improved quality of life. They may also help future patients with these cancers. A treatment that is proven safe and effective in a cancer clinical trial will often be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and become a standard treatment for future patients with cancer.
- (From my team manager a couple weeks ago)
We make a living by what we get;
we make a life by what we give.
- Winston Churchill
we make a life by what we give.
- Winston Churchill
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