Potential benefits include:

• Cancer care provided by top physicians in the field of cancer research.
• Access to new drugs and treatment methods before they are widely available.
• Close monitoring of your health care and any side effects.
• A more active role in your own health care.
• An opportunity to make a valuable contribution to cancer research

The potential risks include:

• New drugs and procedures may have side effects or risks unknown to the doctors.
• New drugs and procedures may be ineffective, or less effective, than current approaches.
• Even if a new approach has benefits, it may not work for you.