If you are in the United States, you may have concerns about whether or not your cancer care is covered by your health insurance if you join a clinical trial. Clinical trials are research studies that involve people who volunteer to take part in the research.
Dr. Anas Younes explores the recent debate over columns published in The New York Times and The Guardian and discusses how both doctors and patients use social media to talk about cancer.
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Cancer research studies look for and find better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. Doctors and scientists can design these studies in many ways to answer the questions they have. No study design is perfect. Each has strengths and limits.
Cancer requires specialized treatment. And it is important to find a center that offers the treatment you need.
Some people first find an oncologist, a doctor who treats cancer. Then, they base the decision on where that doctor works.
Other people first find a center that treats their type of cancer. After this, they find a doctor who works there.
Cancer advocates work to help improve the lives of people with cancer. They do this in several ways:
Supporting those living with cancer
Raising awareness about cancer and related issues
Advancing cancer research
Improving the quality of cancer care
Addressing legislative and regulatory issues affecting cancer care and research
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about inflammatory breast cancer and how to treat it. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors are working to learn more about inflammatory breast cancer, ways to prevent it, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this disease. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with your doctor about the best diagnostic and treatment options for you.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are studied to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about male breast cancer and how to treat it. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors are working to learn more about male breast cancer, ways to prevent it, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this disease. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with your doctor about the best diagnostic and treatment options for you.
