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Debunking myths about clinical trials from University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
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Advances in medicine are the result of new ideas and approaches developed through research. New cancer treatments must prove to be safe and effective in scientific studies with a certain number of patients before they can be made widely available. Through clinical trials, researchers learn which approaches are more effective than others. This is the best way to test a new treatment. Today’s standard treatments were first shown to be effective in clinical trials. Additional trials will help find new and better treatments.
Recently, the University of Minnesota created a video series that debunks many myths about clinical trials. To view them and learn more about clinical trials, visit http://www.ChildrensCancer.org/Myths.
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