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Cancer can be one of the most devastating diagnoses that a person and a family can receive. There is no way to describe the feeling of hearing those words coming from a doctors a mouth about your health - or even worse, about a loved one's health, or a child's. Even 'good' cancer can be terrifying, and the ones which are still stubbornly resistant to treatment can be hard to recover from. On top of that, the disease has to be fought. Keeping your spirits and hope up are essential to the healing process, and while it is not a magic bullet attitude is very important. For some of the worst cancers, or for those people who do not have adequate insurance clinical trials can be a literal lifesaver, but there are serious issues to think about before you agree to take part in a clinical trial. Not only can they help sick people get better, but clinical trials are very important in the advancement of cancer treatments. Scottsdale Healthcare is a non-profit healthcare provider that houses the Virginia C. Piper Cancer Center. The Cancer Center holds more Phase 1 clinical trials than any other health provider in Arizona, and are currently working on targeted treatments with TGen, or the Translational Genomics Research Institute. Patients from across the country and across the world come to the Virginia C. Piper Cancer Center for treatment, and clinical trials can give patients access to the most recent, cutting edge treatments around. As stated above, though, clinical trials are not for everyone. Some of the risks and concerns will be addressed first. In almost all clinical trials the program is run differently than a total control system in which one set of patients does not get any treatment at all or just placebos. In the vast majority of clinical cancer trials the control group receives the best treatment currently on the market. That is disadvantage # 1 - the new treatment may not be as effective as the currently existing treatment. As well, new treatments may have unforeseen side effects which may have not been discovered - that is part of the reason for the trial. The patient may also be required to make more frequent visits to the doctor, and in some cases may need to keep logs, control their diet and drug intake and make other specific concessions within the parameters of the program. The opportunities do outweigh the risks in most people's minds. In Cancer Clinical Trials you do get access to the very latest in cancer treatment regimes, and at the least receive the highest standard of care possible. It also allows you to learn more about your condition, and the monitoring is much closer than a normal cancer treatment regime. You also get to contribute to the advancement of medical care. While some costs will have to be covered by you or your insurance company, the clinical trial will usually pay for all the care which they are directly responsible for. This will vary depending upon trial, and each trial has different eligibility requirements, including age, the type of cancer and many other variables. Clinical cancer trials may be the best route for you - contact the Scottsdale Healthcare system now to find out more! The Virginia C. Piper Cancer Center offers more Cancer Clinical Trials in Arizona than any other healthcare provider - find out about Cancer Clinical Trials here!
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