Clinical Trials
What Are Clinical Trials?
Health professionals, people with cancer and their loved ones discuss what clinical trials are, why they are important, and how your safety is protected.
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. Through clinical trials, doctors find new ways to improve treatments and the quality of life for people with disease.
Researchers design cancer clinical trials to test new ways to:
- Treat cancer
- Find and diagnose cancer
- Prevent cancer
- Manage symptoms of cancer and side effects from its treatment
Read the full article on the National Cancer Institute website.
Where can I get more information?
Ask your Doctor/Oncologist about Clinical Trials that may be of interest to you, or visit these websites. Note: Many Clinical Trials are open to people from outside the country in which the trial is taking place.
Europe
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Ireland
Cancer Trials
United Kingdom
Medical Research Council
International
Center Watch
U.S.A
ClinicalTrials.gov
National Cancer Institute
Updated 2024