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		Home > Clinical Trials and Research > Clinical Trials > Resources Clinical Trials Information Guide The purpose of this information guide is to help patients newly diagnosed with cancer and their families to find sources of information and support. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for information seeking. The materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center (PERC) at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361. Print-friendly version of this guide! added 11/08 Brochure National Cancer Institute. "Taking Part in Clinical Trials: What Cancer Patients Need to Know". Articles Cummings, Charmaine. "Informed Consent: Protections for Participants in Clinical Trials". Coping Magazine; Vol. 15, No. 3, May/June, 2001. (p.52). Explanations of informed consent, rights and protections for clinical trials' participants. Books Finn, Robert. Cancer Clinical Trials: Experimental Treatments and How They Can Help You. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1999. This book discusses the structure, administration, and ethics of clinical trials, as well as locating, evaluating and choosing trials. Mulay, Marilyn. Making the Decision: A Cancer Patient's Guide to Clinical Trials. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2002. Review of the decision-making process, drug development, the business of clinical research and structure of clinical trials, as well as patients' rights, finances and care of the research subject. Audiovisual Resources Patient Education Institute. Clinical Trials Interactive Tutorial at Medlineplus.gov Access at: www.medlineplus.gov Click on: "Interactive Tutorials" and select from a list. A slide show with voice-over and graphics explains the process and structure of clinical trials. It covers informed consent, protections for participants and how to locate clinical trials. It is possible to turn on a voice over or print a text version. Web Resources Clinical Trials section on cancer.gov Part of cancer.gov, a service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), this site provides explanations of the phase structure of clinical trials, the rights of participants, costs, and informed consent. To search trials, access the search form at: www.cancer.gov/search/. The basic search form searches the database by type of cancer, type of trial and geographical location. The user can choose to view the results in a Patient version, which is short and concise, or a Health Professional version, which is more detailed. If the basic form retrieves too many hits, the user can click on the "Advanced Search" link and narrow down the search by making more selections such as stage of cancer, treatment-modalities, drug name or phase of trial. It is not possible to do a keyword search, and all terms must be selected from a menu. A step-by-step guide for searching the NCIs clinical trials database is available by clicking on the link "Help with This From" at the top of the search forms. Another way to search the same database: ClinicalTrials.gov This National Library of Medicine site provides access to all of the National Institute of Health trials, including the National Cancer Institute database which is also searchable through cancer.gov as described before. If the basic search brings too many hits it is possible to narrow the results down by using the focused search form. The ClinicalTrials.gov search form may be better sometimes because it enables searching by keyword. This feature makes it possible to get more relevant hits when searching ClincalTrials.gov rather than cancer.gov./p> Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups The nonprofit, Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, assists with cancer care decisions by providing cancer clinical trial education and access. The site includes an introduction to clinical trials, an unbiased database of all federally registered cancer clinical trials both publicly and privately sponsored, and information to educate and demystify the cancer clinical trials decision process. Locating Clinical Trials at the University of Michigan Engage the University of Michigan Clinical Trials database The gateway to research studies at the University of Michigan Health System includes cancer clinical trials. It is possible to use a menu and search by condition or use the search form to search by keyword and other categories. This list does not constitute an endorsement of the information contained in the resources. It is provided for educational purposes only and are not intended for nor engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through this list and its links should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. Return to top		See also: UMCCC Clinical Trials on the Engage website Adjust text size University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 © 2008 Regents of the University of Michigan / Developed & maintained by: Public Relations & Marketing Communications. Contact Us or UMHS. The information presented is not a tool for self diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.

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