Prognosis Statistics - Clinical trials
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Prognosis Statistics - Clinical trials
People treated at centres where clinical trials are taking place tend to do better. This is almost certainly because that is where the most expertise is concentrated - research is more likely to take place in specialist centres. For those in the trials, it may be partly to do with having a closer eye kept on them by their doctors than they might if not in a trial - more scans and blood tests for example. But it might also be something to do with morale. You may feel more positive if you are taking part in a trial because it is more obvious to you that something is being done to help you. There is more about understanding clinical trials in CancerHelp UK. To search our clinical trials database for trials that are recruiting for mesothelioma, click on the blue 'clinical trials button' to the left of your screen and pick 'lung' from the drop down menu of cancer types.
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Last updated 13 April 2007
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