Explore clear, patient-friendly information about clinical research, cancer terminology, study participation, safety, privacy, and research collaboration. Each article explains essential concepts in plain language, identifies questions worth asking, and links to authoritative sources. This catalog provides general education and does not replace advice from your healthcare professional or a study team.
Clinical Trial Basics
Understand how research studies are designed, reviewed, and conducted—and what common study terms mean for participants.
Clinical Trial Phases Explained
Learn what Phase 1 through Phase 4 studies are designed to examine, including safety, dose, activity, comparison, and research after approval.
Understanding Informed Consent
Review what informed consent should explain, why it is an ongoing conversation, and which questions to ask before deciding.
Cancer & Tumor Terms
Plain-language explanations of tumor types, diagnostic terms, staging, biomarkers, and other concepts used in cancer research.
What Is a Solid Tumor?
Learn how solid tumors form, how benign and malignant tumors differ, and how diagnosis, grade, stage, and biomarkers are evaluated.
What Is a GIST?
Understand gastrointestinal stromal tumors, where they develop, how they are diagnosed, and how treatment and research decisions are made.
Participation & Safety
Practical guidance about screening, eligibility, voluntary participation, safety monitoring, study visits, side-effect reporting, and questions for the research team.
Understanding Informed Consent
Learn how the consent process supports an informed and voluntary decision throughout a research study.
Tests, Treatments & Procedures
Educational guides to imaging, laboratory testing, biopsies, investigational treatments, study procedures, and follow-up assessments are being developed for this section.
Privacy & Patient Rights
Learn about confidentiality, research records, informed consent, voluntary participation, withdrawing from a study, and questions about information or biological samples.
Understanding Informed Consent
Review participant choice, privacy information, the right to ask questions, and the ability to withdraw from research.
Sponsors & Referring Physicians
Resources for sponsors, contract research organizations, and referring clinicians will address feasibility, site collaboration, referrals, and communication with the institute.