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  • Posted: 12/29/2009

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Get Patient Consent

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Health professionals explain to the patient that their tissue donation is very important to accelerating progress in cancer research. When permission is given, the consent form is archived carefully and uniquely linked to the sample.

Graphic shows a patient giving her consent form to a health professional before her biopsy occurs. This will allow the tissue to be used for research.