Oakwood Offers a Variety of Clinical Cancer Trials
The second leading cause of death in the United States is cancer. Clinical Trials are a leading tool in the process of controlling this disease. New treatment programs and medications are evaluated, old ones are refined; cancer prevention methods, techniques to ameliorate side effects are tested through these trials.
People who participate in clinical trials are heroes in their own right. Through their participation they benefit from treatment that is as good, if not better than, the current standard of care. They also pave the way for others yet to be diagnosed with this devastating disease.
Oakwood Healthcare System through its participation in the Community Clinical Oncology Program of the National Cancer Institute (CCOP) offers patients the opportunity to enroll in Cancer related Clinical Trials.
National trials such as the STAR trial evaluating the effect of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene on the prevention of breast cancer and the SELECT trial evaluating the effects of Selenium and Vitamin E on the prevention of Prostate Cancer are administered through the Cancer Clinical Trials office. Oakwood participates in Cancer Treatment Trials for Breast, Colon, Prostate, Lung, Leukemia, Lymphoma as well as other cancers. In all, Oakwood patients have access to over 100 clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of cancer through a number of affiliations with national and local research organizations. These affiliations include:
- Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Southwest Oncology Group
- National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project
- Clinical Trial Support Unit of the National Cancer Institute
- University of Michigan Cancer Center Network
- North Central Cancer Therapy Group
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Mayo Clinic
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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[...] Maintain a healthy wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe second leading cause of death in the United States is cancer. Clinical Trials are a leading tool in the process of controlling this disease. New treatment programs and medications are evaluated, old ones are refined; cancer prevention methods, techniques to ameliorate side effects are tested through these trials. People who participate in clinical trials are heroes in their own right. Through their participation they benefit from treatment that is as good, if not better than, the current standard of care. They also pave the way for others yet to be diagnosed with this devastating disease. Oakwood Healthcare System through its participation in the Community Clinical Oncology Program of the National Cancer Institute (CCOP) offers patients the opportunity to enroll in Cancer related Clinical Trials. [...]
Glad to read that Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan is participating in the Cancer Related Trials.
Oakwood Hospital is making participation in cancer trials easy.
I live a couple hours west of the hospital in Michigan and was wondering the best way to get more information about the cancer clinical trials?
Another great idea from Oakwood Hospital in Michigan. It would be great to hear the experiences from the cancer trial participants.
It’s great to see a cancer hospital in Michigan working with trials.
Does anybody know if Oakwood offers a trial for skin cancer in Michigan?
I am a firm believer in clinical trials. Certainly they don’t always work because they are still in the testing stage but to have that hope when you feel all other hope is gone is truly amazing. My sister battled lung cancer for many months and was slowly losing hope. We researched found a trial at Oakwood Hospital in Michigan. Though it was a far drive for us it was worth it! I am happy to report my sister has been cancer-free for over 10 months now!