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If You Have Cancer and Have Medicare... You Should Know About Clinical Trials



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  • Ask your doctor
  • Visit the clinical trials section of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Web site at www.cancer.gov
  • Call NCI's Cancer Information Service toll-free at 1-800-4-CANCER (toll-free TTY for people who are deaf or hard of hearing: 1-800-332-8615)

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Medicare is a health insurance program for people who are age 65 or older, some people with disabilities under age 65, and people with end-stage renal disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant).


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