When should I consider a clinical trial? (YouTube, 6 minutes)

[JimJimJimJim]

When should I consider a clinical trial?

 

This 6 minute YouTube video answers this question.

 

The doctors are from the MD Anderson Cancer Centre in the USA, but your Australian medical oncologist will also have access to many clinical trials.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sedcDN1JBWs

 

 

[Paul Edwards]

A couple more videos about Clinical Trials

 

What are clinical trials? This short animation (1:26 minutes) from Cancer Research UK explains what clinical trials are, including the difference between phase one, two and three trials.

 

 

A slightly longer video (4:50 minutes) from Cancer Research UK outlining what a clinical trial involves for patients.

 

 

For those who like written information, rather than videos, here's a booklet on Clinical Trials from the US National Cancer Institute, including a list of questions to ask about a clinical trial that you may be considering: http://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/CRS.pdf