What are clinical trials?
Clinical trials, also called cancer treatment or research studies, test new treatments in people with cancer. The goal of this research is to find better ways to treat cancer patients.

Where can I find information about clinical trials?
We have found the following websites to be excellent information sources.

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

Comprehensive clinical trials information:
http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov

Accurate Cancer information including PDQ:
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov


Do HOA physicians participate in clinical trials?

Yes. We are members of the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance. http://www.nmcca.org Our clinical trials program can be found on our home page under "Services".