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• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Not taking part in a trial >> Elizabeth - Interview 27 >> When she told the consultant her decision, he seemed angry, which made her feel vulnerable and upset. She worried that if she had dropped out after ra

Elizabeth was invited to join a trial of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, but decided not to take part as she knew which treatment she would prefer and did not want to be randomised to another group. She felt the consultant was cross about her decision.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Not taking part in a trial >> Elizabeth - Interview 27 >> If someone had mentioned the trial earlier on it would have been less of a shock when she was feeling so vulnerable. The idea needs to be introduced s

Elizabeth was invited to join a trial of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, but decided not to take part as she knew which treatment she would prefer and did not want to be randomised to another group. She felt the consultant was cross about her decision.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Not taking part in a trial >> Elizabeth - Interview 27 >> It’s important to remember you can pull out at any stage and it won’t affect your care. She worried that it might affect her own care but in fact it d

Elizabeth was invited to join a trial of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, but decided not to take part as she knew which treatment she would prefer and did not want to be randomised to another group. She felt the consultant was cross about her decision.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Not taking part in a trial >> Elizabeth - Interview 27 >> Elizabeth declined to take part in a trial in early stage ovarian cancer. She felt she did not need extra treatment and was worried about side effects

Elizabeth was invited to join a trial of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, but decided not to take part as she knew which treatment she would prefer and did not want to be randomised to another group. She felt the consultant was cross about her decision.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Joanna - Interview 04 >> Joanna found the internal scans quite uncomfortable, and the way she was called back for further tests made her anxious. But she didn’t feel the resea

Joanna took part in a six-year trial of screening for ovarian cancer. She feels some aspects of the trial were not well managed. Her husband, who had leukaemia and died recently, also took part in trials.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Rosamund - Interview 18 >> Rosamund got a letter about the ovarian screening trial. She wanted more information and asked to see the whole trial protocol. She was annoyed they o

Rosamund is taking part in a large trial testing the effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer. She is in the control group, so she has no screening tests but completes regular questionnaires.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Rosamund - Interview 18 >> Rosamund supports medical research, but it depends how invasive the different interventions are. She felt having ovarian screening could be uncomforta

Rosamund is taking part in a large trial testing the effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer. She is in the control group, so she has no screening tests but completes regular questionnaires.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Joanna - Interview 04 >> Joanna’s husband was in a trial because he would do anything to help his leukaemia. She took part in a screening trial for altruistic reasons. People

Joanna took part in a six-year trial of screening for ovarian cancer. She feels some aspects of the trial were not well managed. Her husband, who had leukaemia and died recently, also took part in trials.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Joanna - Interview 04 >> It was reassuring to discover she could ask to come back for further ovarian cancer screening after the trial ended.

Joanna took part in a six-year trial of screening for ovarian cancer. She feels some aspects of the trial were not well managed. Her husband, who had leukaemia and died recently, also took part in trials.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Rosamund - Interview 18 >> The questions in the ovarian screening questionnaire didn’t seem to be about things women themselves would think important. Input from consumers would

Rosamund is taking part in a large trial testing the effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer. She is in the control group, so she has no screening tests but completes regular questionnaires.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Joanna - Interview 04 >> Joanna describes the ovarian cancer screening trial, comparing no screening, a blood test and a vaginal ultrasound scan.

Joanna took part in a six-year trial of screening for ovarian cancer. She feels some aspects of the trial were not well managed. Her husband, who had leukaemia and died recently, also took part in trials.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Rosamund - Interview 18 >> Rosamund would not have agreed to take part in a study which did not use randomisation to make the groups comparable – it is the only way to get a rel

Rosamund is taking part in a large trial testing the effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer. She is in the control group, so she has no screening tests but completes regular questionnaires.