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KymB
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10 years ago

Clinical trials - Helping advance research into breast cancer

I was fortunate to recently attend the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group (ANZBCTG) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held in Perth. I attended in my capacity as a Consumer Advocate as part of the IMPACT Advocate Program. 

The ANZBCTG is one of the most respected breast cancer research groups in the world and has conducted clinical trials for the treatment, prevention and cure of breast cancer for over 35 years.

As stated on their website ... "Clinical trials are the essential tool to identify if a treatment or treatment strategy is safe, effective and has the potential to save lives. All new treatments or treatment strategies are rigorously tested through the clinical trials process before they are made widely available to the community."

I would encourage you to visit the ANZBCTG website (link below) to gain an understanding of how important clinical trials are in the quest to eradicate suffering from breast cancer. 

https://www.anzbctg.org/content/6/about-australia-new-zealand-breast-cancer-trial-group

I personally thank my lucky stars for breast cancer clinical trials and thank all those who participate to make them possible.

Kim

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