Dr. Marc Lippman of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center presented "Why Clinical Trials Are Important to Everyone" at the 2011 WellBeingWell Conference in Miami.

1. WHY CLINICAL TRIALS ARE IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE ! SYLVESTER WELLBEINGWELL CONFERENCE

2. WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL? HOW DO WE KNOW WHETHER A TREATMENT WORKS ? WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL? HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM AN EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE ? CAN WE QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF CLINICAL TRIALS ON SURVIVAL ? THE BREAST CANCER EXPERIENCE CONTRASTED WITH PROSTATE CANCER

3. WHAT KINDS OF CLINICAL TRIALS ARE THERE ? WHAT DOES PHASE I OR II OR III OR IV MEAN IN THE CONTEXT OF A CLINICAL TRIAL ?

4. SOME EXAMPLES ABMT FOR BREAST CANCER

5. SOME EXAMPLES HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

6. SOME EXAMPLES PACLITAXEL [ TAXOL ]

7. WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO TO AN INSTITUTION THAT DOES CLINICAL TRIALS ? NEW DRUGS AND TREATMENTS OVERSIGHT GROUP PROCESS PROOF THAT CARE IN CLINICAL TRIALS IS BETTER