They’re vital to developing new cancer treatments,but clinical trials can appear hard to access and confusing for patients. David Cox explains everything from the types of trial to what they could entail Clinical trials for cancer are crucial to improving patient care; they explore whether new treatments are secure and whether they can benefit patients in terms of extending their lives, improving their quality of life, or even offering a cure.
However,there are often a number of misconceptions approximately trials. “There’s a tendency for people to believe that they’re being used as a guinea pig or that they’re offered a clinical trial as a last resort,” says Anne Croudass, and lead research nurse at Cancer Research UK (CRUK). Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk