Here are 3 links to clinical trials. You can type in "cancer" or "prostate" to see what's going on.

http://www.fda.gov/oashi/clinicaltrials/default.htm Clinical Trials Clinical trials are voluntary research studies, conducted in people, that are designed to answer specific questions about the safety and/or effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, other therapies, or new ways of using existing treatments.

Basic Questions and Answers about Clinical Trials (En Espaсol) Why Volunteer? Clinical Trials of Medical Treatments Illustrated PDF version [339KB]

Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People An FDA Consumer article providing an overview of clinical trials, including explanations of possible risks, protections for research subjects, informed consent, and how to find clinical trials. (September 2003)

The Advancement of Controlled Clinical Trials An FDA Consumer article explaining how controlled clinical trials evolved, and how they are used to show that a drug is effective, as well as safe.
(March-April 2007)

Protection of Human Subjects of Research Informed Consent Regulations, which outline required elements of informed consent, and explain basic structure of the informed consent process.

Strengthening the Regulation of Clinical Trials and Bioresearch Monitoring. An FDA initiative supports the safe conduct of clinical trials. FDA Consumer magazine November-December 2006

From Test Tube to Patient: Protecting America's Health Through Human Drugs
(January 2006) Interactive patient education tutorial on clinical trials at the National Library of Medicine's MedLine Plus Web site. (En Espaсol) National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus Web site provides additional basic information about clinical trials.

www.ClinicalTrials.gov The National Library of Medicine (part of NIH) maintains this interactive database that can help you locate clinical trials for serious illnesses. Reporting Complaints Related to FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials

Information for Clinical Investigators Guidances and regulations pertaining to clinical trials and good clinical practice. Public Service Print Announcement produced as part of an FDA partnership to encourage clinical trial education: Low resolution PDF (72 KB) High resolution PDF (12 MB) for print purposes 12X18" poster version (Low resolution PDF, 100 KB) 12X18" poster version ( High resolution PDF, 13 MB) Other sizes available on request. Please e-mail dpap...@fda.hhs.gov for further information.

Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) Section 113 and ClinicalTrials.gov In November 1997, Congress included a provision in the Food and Drug Modernization Act (FDAMA) to mandate that the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) establish, maintain, and operate a public resource for information on efficacy studies of drugs, including biological drug products, to treat serious or life-threatening diseases and conditions conducted under the FDA's investigational new drug (IND) regulations. Historical perspective on the development of ClinicalTrials.gov, and an overview of FDA's role in supporting the success of the database, and accessibility to clinical trials information by the public.