Harry
“Harry was well looked after, carefully monitored, and we felt supported by the staff every step of the way.”
Stephanie George and Lee Murdoch whose newborn son Harry took part in a study.
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“Harry was well looked after, carefully monitored, and we felt supported by the staff every step of the way.”
Stephanie George and Lee Murdoch whose newborn son Harry took part in a study.
“Unless we try things out we’d never get to know what would work”.
Stephen Burgess, rare cancer trial participant.
“Clinical research is vital to help make improvements for patients and the NHS”.
Irene Soulsby, cancer research participant.
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