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This ebook has been created for sufferers who've determined to make schooling and examine an essential component of the therapy strategy. even though it additionally supplies info important to medical professionals, caregivers and different wellbeing and fitness pros, it tells sufferers the place and the way to appear for info masking almost all themes with regards to mycosis fungoides and the sezary syndrome (also Granuloma Fungoides; Mycosis fungoides; Sezary's syndrome; S?zary's syndrome), from the necessities to the main complicated components of analysis. The name of this booklet contains the be aware authentic. This displays the truth that the sourcebook attracts from public, educational, executive, and peer-reviewed learn. chosen readings from numerous firms are reproduced to offer you many of the newest legitimate info on hand to this point on mycosis fungoides and the sezary syndrome. Given sufferers' expanding sophistication in utilizing the web, considerable references to trustworthy Internet-based assets are supplied all through this sourcebook. the place attainable, information is supplied on the best way to receive free-of-charge, basic examine effects in addition to extra particular details through the web. booklet and digital models of this sourcebook are totally interactive with all the websites pointed out (clicking on a link immediately opens your browser to the positioning indicated). Hard-copy clients of this sourcebook can style mentioned internet addresses without delay into their browsers to procure entry to the corresponding websites. as well as wide references obtainable through the net, chapters comprise glossaries of technical or unusual phrases.

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Each study enrolls patients with certain features or eligibility criteria. These criteria may include the type and stage of disease or disorder, as well as, the age and previous treatment history of the patient. You or your doctor can contact the sponsoring organization to find out more about specific clinical trials and their eligibility criteria. If you are interested in joining a clinical trial, your doctor must contact one of the trial’s investigators and provide details about your diagnosis and medical history.

To help meet these needs, some support groups are designed just for family members of people diagnosed with cancer; other groups encourage families and friends to participate along with the cancer patient or cancer survivor. How Can People Find Support Groups? Many organizations offer support groups for people diagnosed with cancer and their family members or friends. The NCI fact sheet National Organizations That Offer Services to People with Cancer and Their Families lists many cancer-concerned organizations that can provide information about support groups.

In some cases, when no standard treatment exists, the new treatment is compared with no treatment. Patients who receive the new treatment are in the treatment group. Patients who receive a standard treatment or no treatment are in the “control” group. In some clinical trials, patients in the treatment group get a new medication while those in the control group get a placebo. A placebo is a harmless substance, a “dummy” pill, that has no effect on mycosis fungoides and the Sezary syndrome. ” This treatment, like a placebo, has no effect on mycosis fungoides and the Sezary syndrome and does not harm patients.

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