Breast Center: Research & Publications

The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy participates in a number of clinical trials, research projects, and outreach programs. Through these activities, we contribute to breakthroughs in treatment, prevention, and awareness of breast disease.

More Information on Clinical Trials

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

Clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors find ways to improve health and cancer care. Each study tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to prevent, diagnose, treat breast cancer, and recover from cancer.

Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.

For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process. Clinical trials are conducted to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective or better than the standard treatment.

Many of today's standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a new treatment.

Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Clinical trials answer important questions about the best way to treat patients and help move research forward.

Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.

Some clinical trials only include patients who have not yet received treatment. Other trials test treatments for patients whose cancer has not gotten better. There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.

Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country including Mercy Medical Center.

Clinical trials at Mercy Medical Center

Includes text from the Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov).

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