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Cancer research makes up a large share of the studies on the Space Coast, and many local cancer studies run through Cancer Care Centers of Brevard. Studies often cover lung cancer and breast cancer, along with digestive system cancers; see our oncology clinical trials page and our guides to lung cancer treatment and breast cancer treatment.
Studies in Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Viera also cover fatty liver disease, Alzheimer's disease and memory loss, depression and other mental health conditions, kidney disease, and weight loss.
Some studies offer compensation for time and travel, and study related care is typically provided at no cost to participants. Compensation varies by trial and is always described during the informed consent process before you agree to anything. The institutional review board that oversees each study must approve any payment before the study begins, and FDA guidance treats payment as a way to recognize your time, not as a benefit of taking part. If you receive payment, it is usually spread across the visits you complete.
Our guide explains how much clinical trials pay and how payment is decided.
Sometimes. Some cancer studies add an investigational treatment to standard care, others compare a new treatment with the standard one, and some require that you have not yet started treatment. Talk to your oncologist before you apply; our guide to standard treatment versus clinical trials can help you weigh the options.
Our guide to finding clinical trials near you covers each step in more detail.
Studies in Melbourne, Palm Bay, Viera, and other Brevard County towns appear on this page. For more options, our Orlando page covers the larger research programs about an hour northwest, Port St. Lucie is about an hour south, and Daytona Beach is about 70 miles north; studies across the state are on our Florida clinical trials page.