What Is the Patient’s Role in Cancer Research?
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As the ASCO Annual Meeting approaches, Dr. Schapira discusses the benefits and risks of clinical trials and the role patients can have in the future of cancer research.
Professional ethics
Timothy Gilligan, MD, FASCO
Cancer.Net Specialty Editor: Genitourinary Cancers
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH
Patient Safety in Clinical Trials
Watch the Cancer.Net Video: Clinical Trials and Safety with Eric Singer, MD, MA, adapted from this content.
Keeping volunteers safe is the main concern in clinical trials about cancer. So every clinical trial has to go through a strict review process. Experts also supervise the doctors, research staff, and procedures in a specific clinical trial.
