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Clinical trials - general Q&As

4 items found in this section.

1. What are Phase 2 trials?

last reviewed: 09.08.2005

2. How do doctors decide that a new cancer treatment is successful?

last reviewed: 09.08.2005

3. What is a placebo?

last reviewed: 09.08.2005

4. My doctors want me to go into a clinical trial but I'm not sure what to do?

last reviewed: 18.10.2006

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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