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The definitive guide for anyone considering therapeutic options in addition to standard cancer therapy. It will help readers decide if a clinical trial is a good option for them, to choose an appropriate trial, and to navigate through the clinical trial process. Includes lists of questions to ask, things to look for, things to watch out for, places to look for information. It is written in the context that cancer treatment can broadly be divided into two broad categories: standard care, which involves regular, approved treatments, and experimental or investigational therapy, which involves participating in a clinical trial.The book begins with a discussion of what cancer is and the many ways in which it is treated – including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and new strategies now in use or that will be available in the near future. It considers all aspects of clinical trials, including how they are designed, how to find and evaluate them, how to become a participant, and details of what they will involve in terms of time and commitment. A chapter on available drugs now used to treat cancer will be especially helpful.If you are reading this book, you probably fall into one of these groups:• You have cancer and are seeking something more, and a clinical trial might just be what you are looking for, • You know someone who could use the information to make an important choice in his or her life, or• You're a doctor or a health professional who can educate and help guide patients through the decision to consider a clinical trial.

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Cancer Clinical TrialsA Commonsense Guide to Experimental Cancer Therapies and Clinical Trials