Clinical Trials: How They Transform the Treatment of Cancer

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of Clinical Trials and Why They are Important
• Understanding Your Treatment Options, Including Clinical Trials
• Concerns About Participating in Clinical Trials
• Types of Clinical Trials
• What Happens in a Clinical Trial? How and Where Clinical Trials are Conducted
• The Meaning of Informed Consent
• Benefits and Risks of Participation
• How to Participate in Clinical Trials
• Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Clinical Trial Participation
• Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials: Where to Seek Information about Participating in Clinical Trials
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Jessica Treviño Jones, MD

Breast Medical Oncologist, Mays Cancer Center, Associate Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Director, Cancer Risk Reduction and Education Program, UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ryan Jacobs, MD

Director, Lymphoma Division, Department of Cancer Medicine, Advocate Health Levine Cancer Institute, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte, NC

Continuing Education Credits

Live Only

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

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