Clinical Trials Give “Tomorrow’s Treatment, Today”

Monday, October 14, 2019

Cristal Austin of Parma, Missouri, takes three pills everyday: a placebo, aspirin and then another placebo. Every three months, she visits her physician to monitor blood work and vitals; they have been tracking her progress since January. In remission following an unexpected diagnosis of Stage 3 breast cancer in March 2018, Austin has been involved in a yearlong clinical trial of aspirin’s effect on preventing breast cancer recurrence at SoutheastHEALTH.

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