Why should cancer patients participate in clinical trials?
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1998 October;65(9):497-499
October 1, 1998|Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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ABSTRACT
Primary care physicians can help their cancer patients decide whether to enter a clinical trial of an experimental treatment by frankly discussing the pros and cons. Phase 1 trials pose difficult emotional issues for patients and ethical issues for physicians.
