SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., --Area cancer survivors, their support persons, and the general public are invited to a presentation highlighting clinical trials, their uses and applications. Sponsored by Regional West Medical Center, the program is Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. The presentation will be held in Medical Plaza South meeting room #1202, located directly off of the main lobby. There is no cost to attend the presentation.

Clinical trials for cancer are research studies conducted with human volunteers. Each study answers scientific questions and tries to find safer, more effective ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, or treat cancer. Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research.

The evening’s presenters will be Jason Walsh, MD, with Regional West Physicians Clinic-Surgery, Vascular Diagnostics; and Regine Leconte, MD, with Regional West Physicians Clinic-Internal Medicine/Oncology.

Questions? Contact Carol Diffendaffer, Regional West Oncology Social Worker and cancer support group facilitator, at 308-630-1535.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, Regional West offers care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in Nebraska.