Patient Voices
People improve cancer medicine by joining clinical trials.
SWOG Cancer Research Network trial participants have many reasons to join a study. Here are some.
I’d tell people considering a clinical trial the same thing that a friend and fellow cancer patient told me: Do it for your sake – and for the sake of others.
Gwyneth Slocum Bailey
SWOG Trial Participant
After being on a SWOG trial, I am still cancer-free. And I’ve got confidence I’m done with cancer for good. I am optimistic and hopeful.
Jean Cowan
SWOG Trial Participant
I cared enough about the community to join a SWOG trial. As a volunteer, I believe in giving back. And I'm not alone. There are a lot of great folks out there joining clinical trials.
Larry Crandall
SWOG Trial Participant
As a physician, I've seen patients benefit from treatments tested through clinical trials. And now, as a cancer patient, I've benefited from clinical trials, too, so I wanted to do my part.
Kate Halamay, MD
SWOG Trial Participant
A cancer diagnosis is very humbling. Joining a clinical trial helped me gain a sense of comfort and control over my care.
Sarah Polisei
SWOG Trial Participant