Types of Cancer
Cancer of the blood
What is Leukemia
UV Light Exposure can lead to :
What is Melanoma
Drug treatment that uses powerful chemical to kill fast growing cells
What is Chemotherapy?
All subjects know what treatment is given
Who must clear all drugs after a trial
What is the FDA
Cancer of the Lymphocytes
What is a Lymphoma
Smoking, Drinking, lack of exercise, poor diet are examples of
Doctors select treatment based on genetic understanding of patient
What is Precision Medicine?
In which trial is the fourth group given neither therapy A nor therapy B
What are Factorial trials?
committee comprised of physicians, statisticians, community advocates and others
What is a Institutional Review Board?
Cancer that arises in the pigment of the skin
Melanoma
Second-Hand Smoking, Chemical Exposure, Asbestos are examples of
What are Environmental Risk Factors
What treatment is most common with Breast or Prostate Cancer?
Neither Subjects nor Scientists know who is assigned which group
What is Double-Blind Trials
inactive pill, liquid, or pill that has no treatment value
What is a Placebo?
Arises in bone, muscle, fat, blood vessels, cartilage, or other connecting tissue
What are Sarcomas
Pollution, Exposure to Chemicals, and Asbestos
What are Carcinogens
T-Cell transfer therapy, monoclonal antibodies and Treatment Vaccines are examples of
What is Immunotherapy?
Used to treat rare diseases
What are Orphan Drug Trials?
Assess Safety and efficacy of combinations of drugs, experimental treatments, and better diagnostic approaches
What is the Purpose of Clinical Trials
Originate in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas and other organs and glands
What are Carcinomas
Multiple sexual partners, STI's, Weakened Immune System and Smoking are risk factors for ?
What is Cervical Cancer?
Surgical Removal of a tumor in which is sent to a lab to be studied
What is a biopsy?
In which trial does a patient get both treatments
Tests drug's risks, benefits and optimal use
What is a Phase IV Clinical Trial