12 - Experimental, Clinical Trials. Book pg. 158-162

In any serious medical problem for which there is not a straight-forward conventional treatment with reasonably certain efficacy, one should consider the options which are available in experimental trials.

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If dealing with a cancer, then the appropriate procedures have been descirbed in Chapter 11.

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12(a) - Researching Experimental Clinical Trials.

An essential site is the one which is dedicated specifically to clinical trials and is maintained by the National Institutes of Health. See this central site.

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12(b) - Using MEDLINE.

In addition, use particular search commands in MEDLINE. One command would be:

disease or therapy AND Clinical Protocols OR Clinical Trials