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What if I get sick with something unrelated while I'm in a trial?

People in trials still get colds, infections and everything else that goes around.

Tell your research team about any new problem, even one you are sure is unrelated, because it has to be recorded and it may change what happens next.

Written by two physicians. Checked against patient information from the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.

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