Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

Participating in clinical trials is a way to access the latest research developments before new treatments become available to the public, but there are also risks involved. The following sites will help you learn about clinical trials and how you can participate.

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Fast FAQs: Cancer Clinical Trials
A clinical trial is an experiment designed to determine whether a new medical treatment is safe and effective. Clinical trials involve human patients. Review the basics with Expert Patient PJ Hamel.
Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: Is One Right for You?
There are many reasons for participating in a clinical trial, and they’re as varied as the patients who choose whether or not to jump in. Expert Patient PJ Hamel explains some of the reasons you’d consider enrolling in a clinical trial.
Clinical Trials: Ethical Issues
Clinical trials, the process of putting new medical treatments through their paces in a real-life (human patient) setting, are conducted all the time. In spite of how common they are, when you really start to think about clinical trials, it can open up a medical-ethics can of worms. Expert Patient PJ Hamel discusses the ethics of clinical trials.

Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: Does It Matter Who Pays for Them?
A study in the April 1, 2007 edition of Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Association, suggests a link between breast cancer treatment trials funded by major pharmaceutical companies, and positive outcomes of those trials. Expert Patient PJ Hamel explains.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Check out the NCCN member institution map to find a clinical trial near you.
Imaginis
Learn about clinical trials and find out why they are important.
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
Find a clinical trial designed and conducted by the NSABP, a clinical trials cooperative group supported by the National Cancer Institute.
Canceranswers.org
Get information on current Institutional review board-approved clinical trials in California.
Oncolink
Get access to EmergingMed's free Cancer Clinical Trial Matching and Referral Service, designed to provide the fastest and most accurate way to gain access to trials at the University of Pennsylvania.
National Cancer Institute
Search the NCI database for a clinical trial.
Breastcancer.org
Find out if a clinical trial is right for you.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Get updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
Mayo Clinic
Search the clinical trials database at Mayo Clinic.
MedicineNet.com
Find out how to choose a breast cancer clinical trial right for you.
Breast Cancer Prevention
Calculate your breast cancer risk and get credible information on clinical trials.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Get information on participating in breast cancer clinical trials.