What is a clinical trial? How does a clinical trial differ from standard care? How are they designed? Are they safe? Answers to these and related questions are here. Designing a clinical trial... -- What steps are involved in putting together a clinical trial? How can I decide if a clinical trial is right for me? -- Points to consider as you decide whether to participate in a clinical trial.   How can I find a clinical trial? -- Places to look for and people to ask about clinical trials, including links to many of the trials now available at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Clinical Trials at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center View lists of many of the trials at M. D. Anderson. Updated weekly. NIH Clinical Trials Web site developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, providing patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. Glossary -- A dictionary of terms that are used in this site.

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