Part 5 of a 5-part series of resources available from various pharmaceutical companies
Merck & Co., Inc. provides a wealth of educational information and practical resources for cancer patients that you may wish to inform them about. Below is a list of these resources and programs:
- Eating Well Through Chemo Cookbook
- Chemo Companion
- “Overcoming Fatigue” brochure
The Merck Academy, a special division within this company, also provides educational programs on topics listed below, presented from an oncology perspective:
- Adherence to Prescription Medications
- Applying Evidence-Based Medicine to Clinical Practice
- Associated Versus Causation/Observational and Interventional Designs
- Critical Application of Biomarkers in Drug Development
- Bringing Medications from Bench to Bedside: Myths and Realities
- Overview of Vaccines
- Preclinical Drug Discovery and Development
- Principles of Clinical Trials
- Safety and Pharmacovigilance
- Understanding Absolute Risk, Relative Risk, and Number Needed to Treat in Research and Practice
- Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Understanding Statistical Versus Clinical Significance
To learn more about these topics and how to access them, go to:
https://www.merck.com/?s=cancer+treatment