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. Explore these videos to get answers to basic questions and concerns about clinical trials so that you will be better prepared to discuss this option with your doctor and your family. (ACT videos were produced by Genentech in collaboration with the American Cancer Society.)
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A clinical trial is a research study that “prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans
to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes.” Practically
speaking, clinical trials are research studies that find and test new treatments or procedures. Without
clinical trials, we would not have the medical and scientific advances that we have today.
Questions to ask the health care team: Cancer and cancer treatment can cause infertility in both men and women. Prepare your for this possibility by reading this one-page fact sheet to help start the discussion about fertility preservation. This teaches patients about the risks of infertility from cancer and its treatment, and provides questions to ask the health care team with this easy-to-understand fact sheet.
Today, more people are living with and beyond cancer than ever before. The number of post-treatment cancer survivors in the United States (those who have finished their prescribed cancer treatments) continues to grow.
This booklet aims to help people who were diagnosed with cancer in their adult years and who have finished treatment.
The CancerCare Connect® Booklet Series offers up-to-date, easy-to-read information on the latest treatments, managing side effects and coping with cancer.
The term cancer disparities refers to differences in cancer outcomes (e.g., number of cancer cases, related health complications) across population groups.
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