January is a month for many different celebrations. There are holidays that last only a day, holidays that people set aside a week for and a few holidays that certain organizations are celebrating all month long. One of those month-long celebrations that certain segments of society are celebrating this month is Clinical Trial Awareness Month.
The major area where this is being celebrated is in the state of Connecticut. You can read this article to learn more about how hospitals in the area have come together with the American Cancer Society to raise particular awareness of the importance of clinical trials to prevention and treatment of cancer.
Clinical trials play an important role in medicine. They allow doctors to obtain they information that they need to provide better treatment to their patients. That applies to preventive care as well as to treatment of disease. The more successful that clinical trials are, the better doctors can do their jobs and the healthier people in society will be. That's truly something to celebrate!
Question of the Day: What is one small thing that you could do in January to celebrate Clinical Trial Awareness Month?
