We’ll say it again: terminology can easily become a barrier between patients and the world of clinical trials. It seems that sometimes we take for granted the understanding of what different medical research terms mean and don’t go as in-depth as we probably should. We have a series of posts exploring questions, practices, and procedures as they relate to clinical…
When it comes to clinical trials and medical research in general terminology can be a barrier, preventing patients from being as informed as they should be. Informed consent is a major part of taking part in a clinical trial, but in order to give your informed consent you must be in on the jargon used by researchers. We at FindMeCure…
A concern of yours we’d like to address today is contained in the question “What next?”. What happens after the clinical trial is over, is a valid enough enquiry even if you end up deciding not to participate in one. After a clinical trial is over what most of you want to know is whether now you’re entitled to the…
When it comes to clinical trials there are no off-limits questions. We’re here to help spread the knowledge so you can make better, more educated decisions about your health. Thankfully, you have a lot of questions making our job easier by guiding us in the direction of your concerns. We have prepared a long list of questions you had for…
In 2010 Kim’s family heard the words that changed their life forever: “Your daughter has cancer”. Back then, Maya was a four-year-old kid with a life filled with happiness, ballet, arts, sports. Maya was full of life. The nightmare started with pain While running outside, Maya’s knee hurt but nothing was found by her paediatrician. A couple of months…
If you follow our blog you know that we like to clear confusion about clinical trials and we even have a series of posts dedicated to increasing awareness about what clinical trials are, how they work and what all of these terms like ‘placebo’, ‘blinded’, ‘randomization’ and so on mean. We not only aim to raise awareness, however, as one…
