National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health | www.cancer.gov

NCI Home
Cancer Topics
Clinical Trials
Cancer Statistics
Research & Funding
News
About NCI
Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies
    Posted: 07/17/2007



Introduction






What Are Clinical Trials?






Clinical Trials Take Place in Phases






Clinical Trials Follow Strict Guidelines






Who Can Join a Clinical Trial?






Randomization






Patient Protection






Deciding to Take Part in Clinical Trials






Questions to Ask






How to Find Clinical Trials



Page Options
Print This Page
Print This Document
View Entire Document
E-Mail This Document
View/Print PDF
Quick Links
Director's Corner

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

NCI Drug Dictionary

Funding Opportunities

NCI Publications

Advisory Boards and Groups

Science Serving People

Español
NCI Highlights
Virtual and Standard Colonoscopy Both Accurate

Denosumab May Help Prevent Bone Loss

Past Highlights
How to Find Clinical Trials

The National Cancer Institute, drug companies, medical institutions, and other organizations sponsor clinical trials. Clinical trials take place in many settings, such as cancer centers, large medical centers, small hospitals, and doctors' offices.

The National Cancer Institute maintains the most complete database of cancer clinical trials in the country. This database is called PDQ®. The following resources from the National Cancer Institute can help you search PDQ® and see if there is a trial for your type and stage of cancer.

National Cancer Institute
Cancer Information Service

Toll-free: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
TTY: 1-800-332-8615
Answers questions about cancer clinical trials and cancer-related services and helps users find information on the NCI Web site. Provides NCI printed materials.
Online:http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
Chat online:www.cancer.gov/help

< Previous Section


A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov