Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

Experimental treatments, which are available when entering a clinical trial can offer a better chance to a long-term survival. However, they also involve a high element of risk and it is not guaranteed that they will work for all the patients.

If you decide to enter a clinical trial you should, first of all, discuss with your health care provider the risks and the benefits that you are exposed to by undergoing an experimental treatment. Your doctor can help you find a suitable clinical trial for you.

Deciding whether to join a clinical trial or not is the very own choice of the patient and the risk and benefits should be discussed with the doctor in charge. However, it is important to know that patients who are diagnosed with incurable cancer like mesothelioma would have more benefits than losses by entering a clinical trial as it makes experimental treatments (which are not available otherwise) accessible.