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Life Line (Cancer / Finding Clinical Trials) #637601

NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Mar 13, 2001
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(New York: Robert Bazell) The difficulty patients face finding clinical trials of new therapies examined; details given about Internet Websites for patients to find new trials their doctor may not know about. [Cancer patient George WARREN - talks about participating in a clinical trial.] [Veritas Medicine, Incorporated CEO Dr. Joseph AVELLONE - says doctors don't always know about clinical trials.] [Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Leonard SALTZ - says the vast majority of patients do not have the chance to go into a trial.]

Reporter(s):
Bazell, Robert;
Brokaw, Tom
Duration:
00:02:30

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