Clinical Trials

The more women who take part in ovarian cancer clinical trials, the faster we can find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease.

Clinical trials are carefully designed research studies that involve people. The people who participate are volunteers. Clinical trials seek to find ways to improve the medical care and treatment available to women with ovarian cancer.

There are clinical trials for women at any point in their experience with ovarian cancer. It is important for each woman to be aware of the possible clinical trial options available to her. To explore clinical trials, search the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Clinical Trials Matching Service or call them at (800) 535-1682.

Clinical trials study new wasy to:

Prevent women who are at high risk for ovarian cancer from developing the disease
Detect and diagnose ovarian cancer
Treat ovarian cancer
Improve the quality of life for women with ovarian cancer both during and after treatment
Prevent the recurrence of ovarian cancer
Monitor women for recurrence to detect it early

There are clinical trials for women at any point in their experience with ovarian cancer. It is important for each woman to be aware of the possible clinical trial options available to her.

This section of the Web site will tell you:

An overview of the different types of clinical trials
The clinical trial process
Key features of all clinical trials
What barriers prevent some women from participating
Some first-hand experiences from patients who have participated in them
What questions you should ask your doctor and yourself about clinical trials
How to find a clinical trial
Other useful resources on clinical trials

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