Cancer Clinical Trials at the University of Virginia

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Research studies conducted with patients are called clinical trials.

The patients in a clinical trial are among the first to receive new research treatments before they are widely available.

How a treatment will work for a patient in a trial can't be known ahead of time. Even standard treatments, although effective in many patients, do not carry sure benefits for everyone. But, patients should choose if they want to take part in a study or not only after they understand both the possible risks and benefits. 

"Community Conversations on Cancer" were broadcast on KISS-FM, 92.7, in May 2007.  Dr. Wendi El-Amin, Director, UVa Cancer Center Health Disparities Initiative, and DJ Cle Logan, a member of the Cancer Center's Community Advisory Board on Health Disparities, interviewed Margo Michaels, MPH, Executive Director, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, an expert on clinical trials. (listen)