Introduction Do your cancer patients ever ask you about clinical trials? If so, you could show them the CancerHelp UK clinical trials database (http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/trials/trials-search/) which is part of the comprehensive patient information website of Cancer Research UK. This unique service was started over 10 years ago and provides information about UK cancer trials and studies, […]
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