PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - Markman, Maurie TI - Why should cancer patients participate in clinical trials? DP - 1998 Oct 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 497--499 VI - 65 IP - 9 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/9/497.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/9/497.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med1998 Oct 01; 65 AB - Primary care physicians can help their cancer patients decide whether to enter a clinical trial of an experimental treatment by frankly discussing the pros and cons. Phase 1 trials pose difficult emotional issues for patients and ethical issues for physicians.