Categories of Q&A
Prevention
Risk
Genetics & Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer in Men
Myths
Signs & Symptoms
Breast Cancer Screening
Diagnosis
Treatment
Side Effects
Side Effects on Sex & Intimacy
Integrative & Alternative Medicine
Health for Women
Q&A for Survivors
 The magazine on:

  • Women's health
     
  • Breast health
     
  • Breast cancer
Read for free.
Click here.





Finding and Participating in Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer Patients  

How can I find a clinical trial on treatment that I could participate in as a breast cancer patient?

Some clinical trials (i.e., clinical studies) on therapy for breast cancer patients focus on one or more of the following treatment issues:

• Treatment
• Supportive therapy

To find a clinical trial on treatment and/or supportive therapy that you can participate in as a breast cancer patient, you can:

• Contact your oncologist

• Search the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) online database of clinical trials (www.cancer.gov/search/clinical trials/) on cancer that are being conducted in the United States

• Call the toll-free number of the National Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) to help you find a clinical trial on cancer in NCI's online database at the website address listed above

• Search the National Institutes of Health’s online database (http://clinicaltrials.gov) of clinical trials on various illnesses that currently are being studied in the United States

Be aware that each clinical trial on treatment of breast cancer has its own guidelines to determine whether a particular patient has an appropriate condition and medical history suitable for participation in the specific trial.


Questions Related to Finding and Participating in Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer Patients
What is breast augmentation surgery?
What is segmental excision of the breast?
What is a tylectomy?
What is limited breast surgery?
What is a wide excision of the breast?
What is a case manager?
What is a 5-year survival rate?
What is a gynecologic oncologist?
What is a physical therapist?
What is a hysterectomy?
What is a complete hysterectomy?
What is transverse rectus abdominus muscle flap surgery?
What is TRAM flap surgery?
What is meant by a wide margin?
What is a simple mastectomy?
What is a quadrantectomy?
What is a prophylactic mastectomy?
What is MDR?
What is multidrug resistance?
What is a monoclonal antibody?
What is an antigen?
What is a spinal tap?
What is stereotactic radiosurgery?
What is a radioisotope?
What does resection mean?
What is rescue treatment of cancer?
What is peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation?
What is local recurrence?
What does regional recurrence mean?
What does distant recurrence mean?
What is a placebo?
What is leukapheresis?
What does cancer progression mean?
What is a PET scan?
What is positron emission tomography?
What are the options for treating gynecomastia?
I often experience breast pain. Is there anything I can do to prevent or treat the breast pain?
I often experience mastalgia. Is there anything I can do to prevent or treat the mastalgia?
Is there anything that can be done to treat galactorrhea in women?
Is there anything that can be done to treat galactorrhea in men?
I am a man who is experiencing milk coming from the nipples in my breast. Can anything be done to stop this?
How are breast abscesses treated?
What is Abraxane?
What is albumin-bound paclitaxel?
What are paclitaxel protein-bound particles?
What is Evista?
What is raloxifene?
What is lapatinib?
What is Tykerb?
What is metronomic chemotherapy?

Page 5 of 5
  Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |




 

is a trademark of HC Search Corporation.