Clinical Research Volunteers Community

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Are you currently taking part in a clinical trial?

By lauramerc · New reply May 23, 2013
Discussion in Why choose to participate? · 2 replies
CISCRP is conducting an important online survey in an effort to learn more about clinical trial participant experiences. If you are currently participating in a clinical trial, or if you were in a clinical ...

Stage IV Squamous NSCLC FGFR1 marker

By CST · New reply May 21, 2013
Journal · 29 replies
Good morning, I am trying a couple new chemo infusions to see if we can stop the growth of new tumors. 34 months have had cisplatinum/Gemzar 6 rounds, Carboplatinum/Taxol with 5 weeks radiation. Had a ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
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Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Some Very Special Mothers

By Mickeral · New reply May 12, 2013
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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength… Oprah Winfrey@BrainyQuote Dear Fellow Travelers: May I offer a big Mother's Day salute to all of you ladies who face tremendous struggles against what ...

Help with getting parity for mental health

By crazy4years · New reply May 7, 2013
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Ran across a link in MHA's newsletter today that I checked before but wasn't in the frame of mind to muddle through then. You know what I mean? Of course you do. Anyway, it is a link about telling your ...

Have you participated in a clinical trial in the past six months?

By lauramerc · Posted May 7, 2013
Discussion in Why choose to participate? · 0 replies
CISCRP is conducting an important online survey in an effort to learn more about clinical trial participant experiences. If you are currently participating in a clinical trial, or if you were in a clinical ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
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As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act of NC

By Mickeral · New reply May 4, 2013
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Dear Fellow Travelers: I'm attaching some information about a bill that is working its way through the North Carolina state legislature. This bill entitled “H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act ...

Registries for All

By SharonFTerry · New reply April 29, 2013
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Everyone of us holds an important part of the puzzle to creating better treatments for our diseases and conditions. Without health and disease information from all of us, we will not advance the cause ...

My Dearest Billy!

By serenity1825A · New reply April 16, 2013
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Beyond the sunset, oh blissful morning, When with our Savior heaven is begun. Earth toiling ended, oh glorious dawning; Beyond the sunset, when day is gone. Beyond the sunset, no clouds will gather, no ...

Kidney transplant if you're in Oklahoma

By OKCHealth · Posted April 16, 2013
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I just wanted to share some reassuring stats from http://integrisok.com/ Among the Best Transplant Survival Rates in the US An analysis of the 1997 report published by the U.S. Department of Health and ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD

By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
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Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...

Billy Finally Made Peace And Went With The LORD!

By serenity1825A · New reply April 13, 2013
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Billy finally made his peace and went with the LORD! What a rough way to see anyone with cancer pass away! I held his hand all night and today and told him to let go that he fought a brave and courageous ...

$ for medications

By Hoffer · New reply April 11, 2013
Discussion in Support for clinical research participants and families · 2 replies
Does anybody have information on how to cut pharmacy expenses? I have medical insurance but I still have about $1,300.00 a month in co-pays for my medications. I do not work because of my condition ...

Momma don't cry....

By Bumblebeenc · New reply April 11, 2013
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Momma, Don’t Cry I see the tear in her eye It struggles not to flow Holds on She doesn’t even know The pain and struggle That aches in her heart The strength lost But not to tear us apart I hold her close ...

Jamais

By Jamais · New reply April 6, 2013
Discussion in Support for clinical research participants and families · 1 reply
Hello,Participants l love Medical Research, l feel in these hard times we need to think out of the box,to make money,Medical Research,is a great way,if,you are scary,think,what is better,money or no money ...

The devil

By Bumblebeenc · New reply April 3, 2013
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When I see the devil The scorn of life The beast of punish Pierce of the knife I hear nothing But punished all the more I can’t understand What demons I bore Why I hurt Why the shame I am so alone And ...

King

By Bumblebeenc · New reply April 1, 2013
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King I took the King's poison & began to choke as it trickled through me nearly paralyzed, I awoke I begged for you and you pushed me down thorns of anger from your precious crown I take the sting of ...

People with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure

By ABCDERN · New reply March 20, 2013
Discussion in Why choose to participate? · 1 reply
If you live in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario, Canada) we are currently looking for participants for a clinical study of people with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It is a short 9 week study ...

How does this site work regarding research?

By julieshrive · New reply March 19, 2013
Discussion in How do clinical trials work? · 2 replies
Is it just healthy volunteers that are wanted in USA ? Is it just for drugs ...

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The Clinical Research Volunteers Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. This community is sponsored by the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation, an Inspire trusted partner.