Cancer Treatment

Despite many advances in cancer treatment, many cancers are not fully curable. Scientists continue to develop new treatments that are tested through clinical trials. In a clinical trial, a group of cancer patients is treated with standard available treatments while another group with the same disease receives a new treatment that is being evaluated. Unfortunately, only a small number of patients who are eligible to participate in clinical trials actually enter these programs. Patients who are interested in participating in a clinical trial should discuss the possibility with their physician.